Steven Runciman, A History Of The Crusades (Three Volumes, 1951-54) | Hoover Institution

Steven Runciman, A History Of The Crusades (Three Volumes, 1951-54) | Hoover Institution: The Crusades are often invoked, but rarely understood. Runciman’s modern classic remains the benchmark for its objectivity, clarity and literary merit. Of immediate value for military officers and civilian analysts, this work explodes pernicious current myths, while reporting human valor and folly, treachery and brilliance with enthralling narrative style.