Nur Ad-Din Un Grand Prince Musulman de syrie au temps des croisades (511-569 H./1118-1174) (Three Volumes)

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Tome I: LXXVII, 275 pp., PIFD 87/ Tome II: XIX, 277-699 pp. PIFD 88/ Tome III: XI, 703-1076 pp. PIFD 89, French text, titles printed in red & black on front cover, biblio, index, 4 plates, a folding map, publisher's original wrappers; Set in very good condition. A major academic study covering the reign of Sultan Nur Ad-Din. The first volume discusses the political, topographical, and historical environment in which Nur Ad-Din performed his policies. In the second volume, the author discusses the wars of Nur Ad-Din, his occupation of Damascus, his struggle against the Byzantine, the Crusaders, and his military expeditions through Palestine and Egypt. The last volume deals entirely with the wars against the Crusades, together with an evaluation of the achievements of Nur Ad-Din. PIFD:87,88,89