{"title":"Books by Chris McNab","description":"\u003cp\u003eChris McNab is a respected military historian and author whose works bring to life the tactics, technology, and human stories that have shaped armed conflict through the ages. Known for his meticulous research and clear, engaging style, he has written extensively on subjects ranging from elite special forces and weaponry to the evolution of warfare and survival skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether exploring the structure of ancient armies or the capabilities of modern combat units, McNab's books combine authoritative detail with accessible insight. His writing appeals equally to dedicated historians and general readers seeking a deeper understanding of military history and the people behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you this author? Drop us a line to update your details \u003cb\u003ehello@bookcurl.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"us-super-carrier-9781785216671","title":"US Super Carrier","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Chris McNab and photographer Patrick Bunce go above and below deck to discover how a supercarrier is built, examining its structure, systems, departments, flight deck and hangar deck. With the full cooperation of the US Navy, they join the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) to discover how a supercarrier operates, looking at flight operations, logistics and life onboard. Commissioned in 1977, this awesome carrier has a complement of more than 6,000 crew and an embarked air wing of anything up to 90 aircraft, together capable of delivering more than 150 combat sorties per day. Few manmade objects in the modern world represent power projection as emphatically as the supercarriers of the US Navy. Emerging in the aftermath of the Second World War in the Forrestal and Enterprise classes, the supercarrier concept has become most potently embodied in the great Nimitz-class vessels, ten of which have been commissioned since 1975. It is these warships, plus the now emerging supercarriers of the Gerald R. Ford class, that form the lethal heart of the US Navy’s Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), previously known as Carrier Battle Groups (CBGs).  Author Chris McNab and photographer Patrick Bunce go above and below deck to discover how a supercarrier is built, examining its structure, systems, departments, flight deck and hangar deck. With the full cooperation of the US Navy, they join the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) to discover how a supercarrier operates, looking at flight operations, logistics and life onboard. Commissioned in 1977, this awesome carrier has a complement of more than 6,000 crew and an embarked air wing of anything up to 90 aircraft, together capable of delivering more than 150 combat sorties per day.  Illustrated with more than 250 photographs, many taken specially for this manual aboard the Dwight D. Eisenhower by internationally respected photographer Patrick Bunce, the Haynes Supercarrier Manual offers an unrivalled look at the greatest warships afloat in the 21st century. • Published with full cooperation of the US Navy. • Features super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. • Insights into how a US super carrier operates and the working lives of its crew. • Fully illustrated with specially commissioned photography. The Haynes Super Carrier Manual offers unrivalled insights into understanding how a modern US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is operated. Published with the cooperation of the US Navy, authors Chris McNab and Patrick Bunce take readers inside a super carrier to reveal how and why they are at the heart of global American military force.  The Haynes Super Carrier Manual offers unrivalled insights into understanding how a modern US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is operated.  Chris McNab is an author and editor specialising in military history and military technology. He has published more than 40 books, including several for Haynes. He lives and works in South Wales. Patrick Bunce is a US-based photographer who has contributed to a wide range of military book and magazine publications. Introduction  Chapter 1\tHistory of the supercarrier  Chapter 2\tStructure, major systems and departments  Chapter 3\tFlight deck, hangar deck and key flight personnel  Chapter 4\tFlight operations  Chapter 5\tMajor electronic and defensive systems  Chapter 6\tCarrier logistics  Chapter 7 \tDaily life and operations  Bibliography and further reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Chapter 1\tHistory of the supercarrier  Chapter 2\tStructure, major systems and departments  Chapter 3\tFlight deck, hangar deck and key flight personnel  Chapter 4\tFlight operations  Chapter 5\tMajor electronic and defensive systems  Chapter 6\tCarrier logistics  Chapter 7 \tDaily life and operations  Bibliography and further reading","brand":"Haynes Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741345755479,"sku":"9781785216671","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785216671.jpg?v=1720057303"},{"product_id":"the-crusades-holy-war-piety-and-politics-in-christendom-from-the-first-crusade-to-the-reconquista-9781838861445","title":"The Crusades: Holy War, Piety and Politics in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrusading fervour gripped Europe for more than 200 years and yet, almost a millennium later, we continue to question the crusaders’ motivation: was it purely spiritual reward or did greed play a part? What did knights from Western Europe have to gain from a hugely risky and expensive missions to the the Holy Land? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crusades\u003c\/i\u003e expertly takes the reader into the mindset of crusading knights, exploring, on the one hand, the role played by pilgrimage, penance and piety in Christian life and, on the other, the politics of Western Europe, the Papacy, Byzantium and the Sunni and Shi’a groups in the Middle East. Encompassing both the crusades to the Holy Land, Iberia and the Baltic as well as popular crusading, the book explores how crusades were financed, how the crusader principalities functioned and how they were lost by the end of the 13th century. Looking more broadly at the era, the book reveals how the crusades were reflected in art and the influence they had in reviving Mediterranean trade and in the development of banking. \u003cbr\u003eFrom Christian holy war to Muslim \u003ci\u003ejihad\u003c\/i\u003e, from the Templars to the Teutonic Knights, from warring monarchs to popular preachers, from pogroms against Jews to crusades against heretics, the book tells the crusading story from the 11th century through to the completion of the Reconquista of Spain in the 15th. \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with 160 photographs, paintings, artworks and maps, \u003ci\u003eThe Crusades\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and accessible history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: A CLIMATE FOR CRUSADING \u003cbr\u003eChristian concepts of ‘holy war’ before the First Crusade \u003cbr\u003eJerusalem had been lost to Muslim control in 638, but Christians were usually still allowed to go on pilgrimage there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. THE FIRST CRUSADE \u003cbr\u003ePope Gregory VII’s failed scheme of 1074 to lead an army to Jerusalem. Pope Urban II was already sponsoring wars against Muslims in Spain. Alexius I Comnenus of Constantinople asked the Pope for military assistance against the Turks. \u003cbr\u003eUrban II’s 1095 decree: that those who, for devotion alone, go to Jerusalem to liberate the Church of God can substitute this journey for all penance. They would also be given immunity from law suits and interest repayment on debts. There was no word for crusading until centuries later: those who went on crusade were crucesignati – ‘signed with the cross’. \u003cbr\u003eFirst crusaders: Western European military aristocrats whose sufficient funds and followers was matched by an awareness of their sinfulness and a desire for penance. \u003cbr\u003ePeter the Hermit’s ‘Peasants’ Crusade’ – antisemitic pogroms in Rhineland (1096). These forces, not princely-led but still containing nobles, reached Asia Minor before being defeated by the Turks. \u003cbr\u003eWith no single commander, the main armies reached Constantinople and just defeated the Turks at Doryleaum (1097), before besieging Antioch (1097-98) and conquering Edessa. \u003cbr\u003e1099: March on Jerusalem, taking advantage of divisions among Muslim opponents. Conquering Jerusalem in July and defeating Egyptian relief army at Ascalon in August.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. CRUSADER STATES: LIFE, PEOPLE AND POLITICS \u003cbr\u003eFollowing the capture of Jerusalem, four principalities were established: kingdom of Jerusalem (1099-1291), principality of Antioch (1098–1268), county of Edessa (1098–1144) and county of Tripoli (1102-1289). Explosion of pilgrimage trade. \u003cbr\u003eLife in the crusader states – religion not race formed the test of civil rights and citizenship. Outremer was a picture of enforced inequality, but Franks learnt Arabic and married with local Christians and converted Muslims. At court, witnesses were permitted to swear on their holy book – be it the Bible, Torah or Koran. The great hospital at Jerusalem treated people of all religions. \u003cbr\u003eAn open Jerusalem: In 1229, a deal was made with the Sultan of Egypt restoring Jerusalem to the Franks. The city was to be open to all, with the Islamic authorities controlling Temple Mount. In 1244, forces for the Sultan retook Jerusalem and it remained under Muslim control until 1917. \u003cbr\u003eBox feature: Crusader castles, such as Crac de Chevalier and Margat in Syria, and Belvoir Fortress in Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. THE SECOND CRUSADE AND THE RISE OF SALADIN \u003cbr\u003eWith the loss of Edessa to the Turkish warlord Zengi in 1144, Pope Eugenius III launched the Second Crusade. This time he eagerly enrolled monarchs, such as Louis VII of France. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux conducted a preaching tour in Flanders and the Rhineland to recruit crusaders. Box Feature: How preachers drummed up support. \u003cbr\u003eOn reaching Outremer, the Second Crusade failed utterly. Where the First Crusaders had benefitted from Muslim disunity, in the 12th century, Syria unified under Zengi’s son, Nur al-Din, whose Kurdish mercenary Shirkuh conquered Egypt. With Shirkuh’s nephew, Saladin, Nur al-Din created an Egypto- Syrian Empire. Outremer was now surrounded. \u003cbr\u003eWith internal dynastic weaknesses in Jerusalem, Saladin defeated the kingdom of Jerusalem’s forces at the Horns of Hattin in Galilee in July 1187. Ports and castles fell; Jerusalem fell that October. \u003cbr\u003eBox Feature: the crusades in western art: The Tympanum at Vezelay Abbey (1130), depicting the first Pentecostal Mission to spread the word of God to all the people of the world, some of whom are presented as mythical beasts. A spiritual defence of the crusades. Box Feature: Jihad and how it differs from crusade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. TWO KINGS JOURNEY TO THE HOLY LAND \u003cbr\u003eThe West responded to the loss of Jerusalem with the Third Crusade. A profits tax was introduced in France and England to pay for the crusade. King Guy of Jerusalem besieged Acre. Frederick Barbarossa, king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, led an army through unhelpful Byzantine territory and hostile Turkish Anatolia, before he drowned crossing the River Saleph in June 1190. Demoralized, only a few of his soldiers reached Acre. \u003cbr\u003eThe following summer Richard I of England arrived. After six weeks of pounding, Acre fell to the crusaders. Philip II of France, overshadowed by Richard’s military prowess, now left the crusade, but most of the crusaders stayed on with Richard I and marched on Jerusalem. With insufficient troops to make a full assault on the city, the situation fell to a stalemate. Richard reached an agreement with Saladin: the Treaty of Jaffa (1192) left the Franks in control of the coast from Acre to Jaffa and allowed access to Jerusalem for pilgrims. Box Feature: financing a crusade \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5. THE FOURTH CRUSADE \u003cbr\u003eIntended to attack Egypt, the Fourth Crusade was to be manned by a Venetian fleet, but, lacking sufficient funds to pay the Venetians in full, the crusaders had to agree a deal with the Doge: in return for Venetian support, the crusaders would have to help the Venetians capture the Dalmatian port of Zara, even though this was a Christian city belonging to a fellow crusader. \u003cbr\u003eThis was followed by a further diversion: Alexius Angelus, son of the deposed Byzantine emperor Isaac II, promised to subsidize the crusaders’ attack on Egypt if they helped him take the Byzantine throne from his usurping uncle Alexius III. Many crusaders refused, but the bulk took part in the amphibious assault on Constantinople. But, Alexius Angelus and Isaac were unable to honour their promise of subsidy. Having been reinstated, they were deposed and murdered. The new government was unsympathetic towards the crusaders. Western leaders decided to partiton Byzantium. Crusaders attacked the city, looting it for three days before a Latin emperor was installed. The crusade to Egypt, though, was abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. CRUSADES IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN EUROPE \u003cbr\u003eNorthern Crusades – Firstly, Danish and German anti-slav aggression during Second Crusade. Christianization and Germanization of lands was given a religious gloss by the term crusading – ‘Conversion or extermination’. \u003cbr\u003eMilitary Order of Teutonic Knights active across Prussia and the Baltic. After 1245, the pope gave them the unique right to grant crusade indulgences without special papal authorization. Peaking in the 14th century, the Teutonic Knights were defeated by a Polish-Lithuanian army at Grunwald in 1410, their castle at Malbork was besieged, and thereafter their influence was curbed. \u003cbr\u003eIberian Crusades – Members of the Second Crusade helped reconquer Lisbon from the Moors, before continuing their journey to the eastern Mediterranean. 1212 Crusade against Almohads in Spain. \u003cbr\u003eAlbigensian Crusades (1209–29) against the Cathars in southern France, degenerated from a genuine attempt to cauterize widespread heresy into a brutal land seizure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. THE LAST OF THE CRUSADES \u003cbr\u003eSmaller crusades and the disastrous crusade of Louis IX (1249). Antioch fell in 1268, Tripoli in 1289 and, finally, Acre, in 1291. To ensure that the Franks didn’t return, the Sultan levelled their ports. \u003cbr\u003eChristendom redirected its efforts against the Ottoman Turks from the mid-14th century. 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