Hattin by John France.
John France examines Saladin's defeat of the army of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem at Hattin in 1187 and the battle's consequences for control of Jerusalem.
Read it for how a single military encounter acquires its wider significance. The book invites a discussion of the relationship between decisions on a battlefield and the political and religious worlds that give them meaning.
Oxford University Press edition, ISBN 9780199646951. Cover image supplied through Oxford University Press CoverBank.
