{"product_id":"the-third-crusade-1191-richard-the-lionheart-saladin-and-the-struggle-for-jerusalem-by-david-nicolle-new-osprey-campaign-series-204","title":"The Second Crusade 1148 Disaster outside Damascus by David Nicolle : NEW Osprey Campaign Series #204","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fully-illustrated account of the dramatic fight between Christians and Muslims at the siege of Damascus, which proved to be a turning point to the Crusades as a whole.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite minor setbacks, Christian Europe had enjoyed success on previous Crusader campaigns. Pursuing an ambitious but politically flawed strategy against an Islamic state friendly to their Crusader neighbours, the knights of the Second Crusade suffered a crushing defeat at Damascus in 1148.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside illustrations and battle maps, David Nicolle explores the detail and outcomes of this battle, which shook the Crusaders' belief in their military supremacy and revived the Islamic states, marking a crucial juncture in the history of the Crusades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-15\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"undefined1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eOpposing commanders\u003cbr\u003eOpposing forces\u003cbr\u003eOpposing plans\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eThe campaign\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eAftermath\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eThe battlefields today\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eO.N.S.= OLD NEW STOCK\u003c\/strong\u003e and refers to an item which, for whatever reasons, has not been offered for sale from the date of publication to the date of this listing. 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