{"product_id":"the-field-of-blood-nicholas-morton-9780465096695","title":"The Field of Blood: The Battle for Aleppo and the Remaking of the Medieval Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003eA history of the 1119 Battle of the Field of Blood, which decisively halted the momentum gained during the First Crusade and decided the fate of the Crusader states\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the First Crusade, Frankish armies swept across the Middle East, capturing major cities and setting up the Crusader States in the Levant. A sustained Western conquest of the region appeared utterly inevitable. Why, then, did the crusades ultimately fail? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To answer this question, historian Nicholas Morton focuses on a period of bitter conflict between the Franks and their Turkish enemies, when both factions were locked in a struggle for supremacy over the city of Aleppo. For the Franks, Aleppo was key to securing dominance over the entire region. For the Turks, this was nothing less than a battle for survival -- without Aleppo they would have little hope of ever repelling the European invaders. This conflict came to a head at the Battle of the Field of Blood in 1199, and the face of the Middle East was forever changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465096697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465096695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018 pg. 111","brand":"Nicholas Morton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919807873279,"sku":"9780465096695","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5f439a09-3152-4868-bdc2-cbc74553ee29.jpg?v=1680812026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-field-of-blood-nicholas-morton-9780465096695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}