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Warriors of God:
​Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade

Published in 2001, Warriors of God is the rich and engaging account of the Third Crusade (1187-1192 A.D.), a conflict that would shape world history for centuries and which can still be felt in the Middle East and throughout the world today. He offers compelling portraits of Saladin, the wise and highly cultured leader who created a united Arab empire, and Richard the Lionheart, the romantic personification of chivalry who emerges here in his full complexity and contradictions.

Warriors of God has received 9 foreign editions. Great Britain (Faber & Faber); Italy; Spain; Turkey; Korea; China; Arabic; Portugal; and Brazil.

One of the eight "most noteworthy" works of history, 2001-2004 --Kansas City Star

"Reading this book, one sways between horror and exhilaration. The magnitude of human suffering is mind-boggling, but the warriors' adventures are the stuff of boyhood fantasy." --Forbes FYI

"A refreshingly unbiased popular history of the Third Crusade." --The Washington Post Book World

The book can be found on Amazon.

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