Prologue
Part One: Invasion (1096-1100)
1. The Franj Arrive
2. An Accursed Maker of Armour
3. The Cannibals of Ma'arra
Part Two: Occupation (1100-1128)
4. Tripoli's Two Thousand Days
5. Turban-Clad Resistance
Part Three: Riposte (1128-1146)
6. The Damascus Conspiracies
7. An Emir Among Barbarians
Part Four: Victory (1146-1187)
8. Nur al-Din, the Saint-King
9. The Rush for the Nile
10. The Tears of Saladin
Part Five: Reprieve (1187-1244)
11. The Impossible Encounter
12. The Perfect and the Just
Part Six: Expulsion (1244-1291)
13. The Mongol Scourge
14. God Grant That They Never Set Foot There Again!
Epilogue
Chronology
Glossary
AMIN MAALOUF was director of the weekly international edition of the leading Beirut daily an-Nahar, and was also editor-on-chief of Jeune Afrique.
"The Crusades Through Arab Eyes may be warmly recommended to
lay-readers and students alike."
—The Times Literary Supplement (London)
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