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Sunday, April 10, 2016

The Third Crusade: The Battle of Jaffa, 1192


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After his decision not to attack Jerusalem, Richard the Lionheart returns to Acre to prepare for an assault on Beirut. But Saladin, badly losing the war, takes this opportunity to try and turn things around by seizing Jaffa. Richard immediately boards a ship and heads for Jaffa, prepared to fight Saladin with everything he's got. Join J Stephen Roberts, Rand Brown, Dr. Helena Schrader, and Dr. Stephen Donnachie for this fascinating discussion of the final military engagement of the Third Crusade!

2 comments:

  1. Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.

    Your article is very well done, a good read.

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  2. Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.

    Your article is very well done, a good read.

    ReplyDelete