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Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) - one of the most prominent Catholic authors of his time - gives a common-sense explanation of why the Crusades were necessary and why they ultimately failed. He argues that the personal and strategic failings of the First Crusade's leaders led to the establishment of a state that could not be sustained and that the absence of such a state left Europe vulnerable to Islamic aggression for centuries afterward.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-01-2019
finally
finally a good book about the crusader effort well research.written and narrated.mr Belloc must be in heaven just for writing this book
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- Anonymous User
- 04-12-2020
Brutally Honest Assessment
Enjoyed listening to this honest account of the Crusades, the chaotic and savage era that were Medieval Ages. Saladdin often held up as a beacon of moderation in other opologist commentary is not shared in this account as relates to conquered foes. The whole tenor of the times was that of battle between castles, cities, areas of control notwithstanding a faith perspective on Holy Lands reclamation.
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- AztecsFan
- 24-10-2019
Should be required reading for all Westerners
In our post-Christian era the word crusade has become a byword something for which we Westerners should be ashamed, yet in its historical context it is completely the opposite. Thank God for Hilaire Belloc and his succinct telling of the history of The Crusades.
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- Charles Pennyworth
- 22-10-2020
Engaging unapologetic history
'Historical' history books are often worth a look. As well as simple survival bias (low quality material is lost to time), they give you insight into both the period in question and the time in which they were written. Hilaire Belloc was an unapologetic Catholic advocate and Victorian gentleman, considered old fashioned even in his own time. 'The Crusades' is an articulate and engaging account of those events from a pro-European perspective. It goes without saying there is not much attempt at balance or political correctness, don't go into it with those expectations. Highly recommended.
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- James Uscroft
- 04-05-2020
The Obsolete Ramblings Of A Long Dead Bigot
The bulk of this book consists almost entirely of an analysis of the period of the first and second Crusades up until the fall of Jerusalem; a summary which you can read pretty much anywhere, (except without this author's glaring oversights, disingenuous claims and outright lies,) combined with tediously dry analyses of the politics, geography and logistics of the era, rationalising the author's pet 'Armchair General' theory that if only the Crusaders had conquered Damascus, then Islam would have been destroyed and the Middle East would be Christian. But woven throughout this dry analysis and 'What If'-ing is all of the comedy gold of listening to self-proclaimed 'Historians' and 'Intellectuals' like Peter Hitchens, Sebastian Gorka or Dinesh D'Souza rant and rave about "The Clash Between Islam & The West" with none of the bitter aftertaste of knowing they're still alive and stoking Islamophobia across the world. Because after all, the author died in 1953. Indeed, one has to wonder why anyone went to the time and trouble of publishing this long debunked Anti-Muslim polemic as an audiobook when, as I say, historians have long since eviscerated the 'Civilisation Against Barbarism' narrative of the Crusades. On top of which, as I also just mentioned, this book's descriptions of the events can be found in a much more accurate and less biased form on any Wikipedia page, and the author's pet theory is 'Academic' in the most derogatory sense of the term. So in the end, the only reason I can think of is that the entire premise of this book is built upon the same rabid paranoia (contradicted by the author's own analysis of the Muslim politics of the era) that Islam - a single, malevolent movement - seeks to invade and destroy 'Superior' Christian Europe that is the basis of all 21st Century Islamophobia as well. But still, if like me, you've listened to every other audiobook about the Crusades that you can find, are able to stomach the author's seemingly endless racist ranting against 'Mongels,' (Seljuk Turks,) 'Mixed Marriage' and 'Half-Breeds' and have never unironically claimed anything to the effect of "It's Not 'Islamophobia' Because My Fear Of Islam Isn't Irrational," then this might be good for a laugh.
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