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With the recent crusades of Bush, Blair and company it is fashionable to look back at the medieval crusades with a revisionist eye. David Miller does not fall into this trap seeing King Richard's crusade as practical mission to secure access to Jerusalem for western pilgrims. A right they had enjoyed until the Turkoman invasions of the 11th Century. Miller sets out the history then admirably describes Richard's brilliant military campaign. To put together such a large operation in hostile territory thousands of miles from home was a feat of genius. If you want to be taken to the heart of Richard's campaign, without bleeding heart liberal moralizing this is the book.
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