The Second Crusade: Scope and Consequences

by Jonathan Phillips

Book Overview

The Second Crusade (1145-49) was an ambitious and unprecedented attempt to expand the borders of Christianity in the Holy Land, the Baltic and the Iberian peninsula. Because the expedition to the Levant proved a spectacular failure, historians have largely ignored the impact of this important event. This wide-ranging collection offers a series of original interpretations of partially explored evidence for all three theatres of war. It also considers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719057116
• ISBN13: 9780719057113
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.5"