Additional information

Full Title

Saladin 1st Edition

Author(s)

David Nicolle

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781849083188, 9781849083171

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

A close look at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf Ibn Najm al-Din Ayyub Ibn Shahdi Abu’l-Muzaffar Salah al-Din, broadly regarded as the greatest hero of the Crusades, even in Europe. Most chroniclers present him as a man of outstanding virtue, courage and political skill. More recently, however, efforts have been made to portray Saladin as an ambitious, ruthless and even devious politician, and as a less brilliant commander than is normally thought. This book reveals that the truth is, as usual, somewhere in between.

Additional information

Full Title

Saladin 1st Edition

Author(s)

David Nicolle

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781780962368, 9781849083171

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

A close look at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf Ibn Najm al-Din Ayyub Ibn Shahdi Abu’l-Muzaffar Salah al-Din, broadly regarded as the greatest hero of the Crusades, even in Europe. Most chroniclers present him as a man of outstanding virtue, courage and political skill. More recently, however, efforts have been made to portray Saladin as an ambitious, ruthless and even devious politician, and as a less brilliant commander than is normally thought. This book reveals that the truth is, as usual, somewhere in between.