Description:
An enhanced and expanded 4th edition of Jonathan Riley-Smith's classic single-volume history of the Crusades.
Brief description: Jonathan Riley-Smith was Dixie Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge, UK, and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK.
Review Quotes: "The Crusades remains the 'go-to' text for anyone interested in the history of the crusades. This wide-ranging and engaging updated edition is grounded in the superlative scholarship of Susanna Throop and the late Jonathan Riley-Smith, and offers new insights into the nature, practice and memory of holy war. A classic." --Megan Cassidy-Welch, Professor of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Australian Catholic University, Australia