Saladin

Understanding Saladin means understanding the Battle of Hattin, the loss of Jerusalem and the collapse of the Third Crusade. He brought together the divided Muslim territories, won back most of the Crusader states, and met Richard the Lionheart, king of England, in one of the best-known clashes of medieval warfare. Geoffrey Hindley's biography follows this complicated figure, who held great power across the Middle East in his lifetime. It explores both his accomplishments and the Muslim world he lived in, presenting him with understanding and writing about him in an accessible way.