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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Hattin
The Crusading period is one my favourite parts of history. What follows is its most important moment. Name: The Battle of Hattin (sometimes known as the Battle of Hittin or Battle of the Horns of Hattin). The War: The Crusader-Ayyubid War, part of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Middle East, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, Religion, War
Tagged archers, ayyubids, baldwin, balian, christianity, crusade, decisive battles, fire, franks, guy, hattin, history, horns, islam, israel, jerusalem, kingdom of heaven, kingdoms, latins, muslim, palestine, politics, raymond, raynald, religion, richard, saladin, smoke, third, tiberius, turan, urban iii, war
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Vienna
The Ottomans and the Austrians tore much of Europe apart for three centuries. Today’s entry can be considered the apex of that conflict. Name: The Battle Of Vienna (which followed the Siege of Vienna) also known as the Battle of Kahlenburg … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged 1683, austria, bagels, biggest, burgs, cannon, cavarly charge, christianity, crossaints, decisive battles, history, holy leage, janissarys, john III sobieski, kahlenburg, largest in history, legends, muslims, mustapha pasha, ottomans, poland, romanian, rome, scutum, siege, starhemburg, straw, tartars, tunnels, vienna, walls, war, winged hussars
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The Crusades by Thomas Asbridge
Excellent resource for anyone with an interest in the period. Asbridge manages to give us an overview of each of the ‘numbered Crusades’ from the first to last, offering a full and detailed examination of the military, diplomatic and social … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Middle East, War
Tagged book, christianity, history, islam, latins, middle east, review, richard the lionheart, saladin, the crusades, thomas asbridge, war
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The Ground Zero Mosque
So Obama gave tacit support for the planned Mosque, though he really only went as far as pointing out the obvious: that America tolerates all religions and no legal barrier exists. It’s hard for me to really get into this … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Politics
Tagged al qaeda, christianity, cordoba, ground zero mosque, islam, new york, obama, palin, politics, religion
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