The Crusaders: A Story of the War for the Holy Sepulchre - Paperback

by George Morrow (Illustrator), Alfred J. Church (Author)

A wonderful retelling of the stories of the First, Third, and Eighth Crusades, this classic work takes the reader on an epic rollercoaster ride of the triumphs, tribulations, and ultimate defeat of the European counterattack against the Islamic invasions which had seized the Christian lands in the Middle East.
The author explains how the Islamic military conquest of huge areas of the Byzantine Empire sparked the call to crusade, and then weaves the story of some of the most famous characters and events of the Crusades.
From the dizzying successes of the First Crusade-the siege and fall of Antioch and the fall of Jerusalem-to the recapture of Jerusalem by the Muslims, the reader will meet and understand the major characters of the time: Richard Lionheart, Duke Godfrey (the Norman warrior and first king of Jerusalem), Saladin, and King Louis of France.
The reader will also discover the full tragedy of the ill-fated "Children's Crusade" and much more in this enthralling book.

Author Biography

Alfred John Church (1829-1912) was a school teacher and professor of classical Latin at University College in London. He specialized in retelling classical stories in the vernacular, and won fame for his translations of Tacitus, Pliny, Virgil, and Homer. In addition, he wrote many historical works of his own, each time presenting them in easily-readable story format.