The second volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams...'StevenRunciman's unrivalled history of the Crusades is a classic of learningand vivid, compelling storytelling, which brilliantly brings to life thepersonalities, battles, massacres, triumphs and follies of theseepochal events. In this second volume of his trilogy Runciman tells thestory of the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the disastrous,bloody Second Crusade and the inexorable rise of the crusaders' nemesis,Saladin. 'The pre-eminent historian of the Byzantine Empireand of the Crusades ... a surefooted guide who could render the pastvisible and familiar' Daily Telegraph'He tells his story plain ... always pleasurable to read' Gore Vidal
