John D. Hosler is professor of military history at the Command and General Staff College. His books include John of Salisbury and The Siege of Acre, which was a Financial Times Book of the Year.
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The first full account of the medieval struggle for Jerusalem, from the seventh to the thirteenth century The history of Jerusalem is one of conflict, faith, and empire. Few cities have been attacked as often and as savagely. This was no less true ... SEE MORE