The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191

John D. Hosler

Published by Yale University Press 2018

The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191

Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, and the Battle That Decided the Third Crusade

John D. Hosler

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300235357

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About this book

The first comprehensive history of the most decisive military campaign of the Third Crusade and one of the longest wartime sieges of the Middle Ages

Author information

John D. Hosler is associate professor of military history at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His previous books include Henry II: A Medieval Soldier at War, 1147–1189. He lives in Kansas City, KS.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of plates and maps Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	x
List of abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Introduction Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	1
I. Target Acre Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	7
II. The siege begins, 1189 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	15
III. Spring and summer, 1190 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	47
IV. Autumn and winter, 1190 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	76
V. The siege concludes, 1191 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	102
VI. Aftermath and repercussions Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	133
Conclusion Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	162
Appendix A: Description of Acre Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	175
Appendix B: Engagements at/near Acre, 1189–91 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	177
Appendix C: Commanders from battle of 4 October 1189 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	181
Appendix D: Participants at Acre Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	182
Notes Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	196
Bibliography Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	230
Index Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	244

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 8 pp. b-w illus.

eBook

Published: June 26, 2018
ISBN: 9780300235357