The Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades

by Roger Crowley

Book Overview

From a New York Times-bestselling author, a stirring account of the siege of Acre in 1291, when the last Christian stronghold fell to the Muslim army

The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land. After a desperate six weeks, the beleaguered citadel surrendered to the Mamluks, bringing an end to Christendom's two-hundred year adventure in the Middle East.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541697340
• ISBN13: 9781541697348
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.3"