Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. Volum...
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Aug 22, 2009
Oatleyr
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This three-volume set is an exemplary history, full of the incident and hundreds (thousands) of persons (all carefully indexed) who comprise the events of two and half centuries. Sir Steven is not a "thesis" historian, although he does not hesitate to make final conclusions of great insight and soundness. His strength lies in his meticulous detail and objectivity, recounting the errors and virtues of all the players, on all sides, with great wisdom and impartiality. He shows that the C
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Dec 17, 2011
Narrative history of crusades to the Holy Land and the Crusader Kingdoms (well largely the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. It's easy to read, approachable and at first highly detailed. However the author is noticeably tired of the subject and lacking in empathy by the third volume, doesn't really engage critically with the source material and, to put it crudely, misses out a lot of the good stuff.
Surprisingly despite his interest in Byzantine History this isn't really brought to bear More...
Surprisingly despite his interest in Byzantine History this isn't really brought to bear More...
Oct 10, 2010
Lynx
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Runcimans Erzählung ist sehr flüssig zu lesen und über die ganzen 1200 Seiten hinweg durchwegs unterhaltsam. Auch wenn ich im Allgemeinen Übersetzungen gegenüber eher kritisch bin, hatte ich hier absolut nichts auszusetzen.
Rundum ein sehr gutes Buch.
Rundum ein sehr gutes Buch.
Nov 27, 2010
Joel
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Filled with historical minutae setting forth the historical enmities between the Christian and Muslim worlds.
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