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Book SynopsisA thrilling history of the dramatic siege of Acre in 1291, the bloody climax to the two hundred years of the Holy Land Crusades
Trade Review"Crowley writes with authority and flair"—Peter Frankopan,
Financial Times"Gripping and brilliantly researched [. . .] This is history red in tooth and claw"—Justin Marozzi, author of
Islamic Empires“Crowley provides a fast-paced narrative, woven with dexterity, building to a crescendo that describes the siege in all its harrowing detail”— Sophie Therese Ambler,
BBC History Magazine“This is an excellent all-encompassing account of the fall of the last Crusader strong-hold in the Holy Land” —Alexander Stilwell,
Catholic Herald
