Description: Under the Burning Sun reconstructs the campaign of 1187, from the strategic decisions that led the Crusader army to Hattin to Saladin's decisive victory and the subsequent fall of Jerusalem. Emphasising command choices, logistics, terrain, and battlefield tactics, it analyses how military failure reshaped the political balance of the Levant.
Brief description: Giorgio Albertini is an Italian archaeologist, illustrator, and essayist celebrated for combining scientific accuracy with compelling visual storytelling. With a background in Medieval History, he has contributed to numerous excavation projects and published several scholarly essays on ancient and medieval warfare, daily life, and iconography. His detailed illustrations bring antiquity to life across books, museum exhibits, and academic journals. Collaborating with museums, publishers, and universities, Albertini bridges the gap between research and public engagement, making history accessible and vivid through both image and narrative.