TY - BOOK AU - Bradford,Ernle AU - Brightmore,Juliet AU - Mathews,Mike TI - The sword and the scimitar: The saga of the crusades SN - 0-575-018828-8 PY - 1974/// CY - London PB - Victor Gollancz LTD KW - History KW - Europe KW - XI-XIII century KW - Religion N1 - Bibliogr.; p. 240; index: p. 236-240; Contents: Shrines and Pilgrims.- Thunder in the East.-Preaching the Crusade.- People and Princes.- The Road to Jerusalem.- The Spear of Antioch.- Jerusalem.- The Problems of Success.- Weapons of Victory.- The Kingdom.- Failure in the East.- The Military Orders.- The Moslem Tide.- Aftermath.- Acre and After.- The Rape of Byzantium.- The Childrens Crusade.- Failure in Egypt.- Success at Last.- Dissensions.- Mongols and Turks.- The Fall of Acre.- After the Sunset ER -