The Resource Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley
Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley
Resource Information
The item Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- The city of Acre, powerfully fortified and richly provisioned, was the last crusader stronghold. When it fell in 1291, 200 years of Christian crusading in the Holy Land came to a bloody end. With his customary narrative brilliance and immediacy, Roger Crowley chronicles the tumultuous and violent attack on Acre, the heaviest bombardment before the age of gunpowder, which left this once great Mediterranean city a crumbling ruin. The 'Accursed Tower' was the focal point of this siege. As the last garrison of the Crusader defences, it came to symbolise the disintegration of the old world and the rise of a new era of Islamic jihad. Crowley's narrative is based on forensic research, drawing heavily on little known first hand sources, both Christian and Arabic. This is a fast-paced and gripping account of a pivotal moment in world history
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300230314
- Label
- Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land
- Title
- Accursed tower
- Title remainder
- the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger Crowley
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The city of Acre, powerfully fortified and richly provisioned, was the last crusader stronghold. When it fell in 1291, 200 years of Christian crusading in the Holy Land came to a bloody end. With his customary narrative brilliance and immediacy, Roger Crowley chronicles the tumultuous and violent attack on Acre, the heaviest bombardment before the age of gunpowder, which left this once great Mediterranean city a crumbling ruin. The 'Accursed Tower' was the focal point of this siege. As the last garrison of the Crusader defences, it came to symbolise the disintegration of the old world and the rise of a new era of Islamic jihad. Crowley's narrative is based on forensic research, drawing heavily on little known first hand sources, both Christian and Arabic. This is a fast-paced and gripping account of a pivotal moment in world history
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crowley, Roger
- Dewey number
-
- 956.9'4'032
- 956.94032
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Specialized
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Crusades
- Acre (Israel)
- History
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780300230314
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300230314
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white)
- Label
- Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780300230314
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300230314
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white)
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/portal/Accursed-tower--the-Crusaders-last-battle-for/iwgIsKn0Y1w/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/portal/Accursed-tower--the-Crusaders-last-battle-for/iwgIsKn0Y1w/">Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/">London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/portal/Accursed-tower--the-Crusaders-last-battle-for/iwgIsKn0Y1w/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/portal/Accursed-tower--the-Crusaders-last-battle-for/iwgIsKn0Y1w/">Accursed tower : the Crusaders' last battle for the Holy Land, Roger Crowley</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.lbhf.gov.uk/">London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>