{"product_id":"armies-of-heaven-jay-rubenstein-9780465019298","title":"Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse","description":"At Moson, the river Danube ran red with blood. At Antioch, the Crusaders -- their saddles freshly decorated with sawed-off heads -- indiscriminately clogged the streets with the bodies of eastern Christians and Turks. At Ma'arra, they cooked children on spits and ate them. By the time the Crusaders reached Jerusalem, their quest -- and their violence -- had become distinctly otherworldly: blood literally ran shin-deep through the streets as the Crusaders overran the sacred city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning in 1095 and culminating four bloody years later, the First Crusade represented a new kind of warfare: holy, unrestrained, and apocalyptic. In \u003ci\u003eArmies of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, medieval historian Jay Rubenstein tells the story of this cataclysmic event through the eyes of those who witnessed it, emphasizing the fundamental role that apocalyptic thought played in motivating the Crusaders. A thrilling work of military and religious history, \u003ci\u003eArmies of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e will revolutionize our understanding of the Crusades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Rubenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465019293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465019298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.43w x 1.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2011 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2011 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/04\/2012 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 21","brand":"Jay Rubenstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046979072255,"sku":"9780465019298","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_867bc4a8-c1ad-4b5f-88b7-0bed1f639b2d.jpg?v=1684987586","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/armies-of-heaven-jay-rubenstein-9780465019298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}