Muslim Fortresses in the Levant: Between Crusaders and Mongols (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East)

by KateRaphael (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $151.86

  Examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant at the time of the Crusaders and the Mongol invasion. Exploring the unification of Egypt with a large part of Syria and its effect on the balance of power in the region, this book gives a historical overview of the resulting military strategies and construction of fortresses.