Saladin

By John Brian Walter

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Biography, Kings and rulers, Syria, history, Crusades, Islamic empire, history, Crusades, third, 1189-1192, Egypt, history, 640-1882, Egypt, biography, Saladin, sultan of egypt and syria, 1137-1193

Description: "Who was the real Saladin? To answer this question, A. R. Azzam argues, it is essential to appreciate the age Saladin lived in. The first major biography of Saladin for twenty years, A. R. Azzam's account is essential reading for anyone interested in the medieval Crusades, Islamic history and the origins of the modern Middle East."--BOOK JACKET.