Competing voices from the Crusades / [edited by] Andrew Holt and James Muldoon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index.

Pope Urban II's calling of the First Crusade, 1095 -- Attacks on the Jews during the First Crusade, 1096 -- Crusader massacre of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 1099 -- The siege of Damascus during the Second Crusade, 1148 -- The failure of the Second Crusade -- The Battle of Hattin, 1187 -- Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem, 1187 -- The sack of Constantinople, 1204 -- The crusade of Frederick II, 1228-1229 -- The crusade of Louis IX, 1248-1249 -- The fall of Acre, 1291 -- Life on a crusade, 1095-1270 -- Life in the crusader states, 1098-1291 -- Crusades and the canon law.

"Fighting Words is an innovative and accessible new military-history series, each title juxtaposing the voices of opposing combatants in a major historical conflict. Presented side by side are the testimonies of fighting men and women, the reportage of nations at war, and the immediate public responses of belligerent war leaders. Together, they offer strikingly different perspectives on the same events." "The extracts are short and snappy, complemented by brief introductions which set the scene. They vividly recreate the conflicts as they were experienced. At the same time, they open up new perspectives and challenge accepted assumptions. Readers will question the nature of primary sources, the motivations of the authors, the agendas that influence media reports and the omissions inherent in all of the sources. Ultimately, readers will be left to ponder the question: whose history is this?" --Book Jacket.