Publisher's Synopsis
From reviews of the first edition:
"Everything is here: the crusades to the Holy Land, and against the Albigensians, the Moors, the pagans in Eastern Europe, the Turks, and the enemies of the popes. Riley-Smith writes a beautiful, lucid prose, . . . [and his book] is packed with facts and action."-Choice
"A concise, clearly written synthesis . . . by one of the leading historians of the crusading movement. "-Robert S. Gottfried, Historian
"A lively and flowing narrative [with] an enormous cast of characters that is not a mere catalog but a history. . . . A remarkable achievement."-Thomas E. Morrissey, Church History
"Superb."-Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Speculum
"A first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798."-Southwest Catholic