God's Warriors : Crusaders, Saracens and the Battle for Jerusalem

First edition. 224pp, illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Yellow cloth-covered boards, red titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket, price unclipped. . 4to. Recalls the momentous campaign that led to the Muslim capture of Jerusalem in 1187, following the disastrous Crusader defeat at Hattin, where Saladin's troops destroyed the Christian army. Analyses the two most intriguing warrior types involved in the conflict: the Knight Templar and the Saracen Faris. Their motivation, training and combat experiences are examined, as the authors explore what it was really like to fight in the Crusades.