Crusades The Flame of Islam

The author, Harold Lamb has specialized in the colorful history of the East and Near East. He has received critical praise for his 'enthusiastic imagination' and has won the medal of the Persian government for his scientific research. This talent for combining historical accuracy with imaginative detail gives his work the color, drama, and movement of great fiction. What the Critics Said about THE CRUSADES: "It is a stirring narrative, rich in crashing, tumultuous battlescapes whose vigor recalls those of its author's Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, a book as stirring and imagination-quickening as a cavalry charge." -N. Y. Post, "His book has glamour and a continuous surge of interest. The story cannot be read without a strange sense of elation." -N.Y. Herald Tribune. "A powerful pageant of the movement that transformed Europe and opened the way for the Renaissance." -The Catholic World. For retail purchases please visit Amazon.com. For wholesale purchases please call (904) 744-2388 or e-mail us at thirdworidbooks@aol.com.Lamb, Harold is the author of 'Crusades The Flame of Islam' with ISBN 9780961600518 and ISBN 0961600519.