Islamic History of the Crusades. Religious Wars in the Perception of Medieval Muslims

The book by contemporary American historian Paul Cobb reflects the events of the Crusades era in an Islamic context. Relying on authentic Arabic and Syrian sources, the author traces the stages of invasion by foreigners into Muslim territories in Sicily and Spain, and then in Syria and Palestine. Telling the story of the establishment of the Franks in the Holy Land, Professor Cobb describes the gradual interplay of cultures and explores the phenomenon of the veneration of the noble Saracen knight Saladin in both the Middle East and Europe.