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Steve Tibble
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Plates and Maps ix
- 1 The Promise of Death 1
- 2 Assassins: Birth of a Legend 9
- 3 A Beginning and a Blueprint: Persia (1090–1100) 18
- 4 Assassins and Syria: In Search of a Home (1100–1113) 27
- 5 Assault on Shaizar: Mum’s Army (1114) 50
- 6 Assassins: A State within a State (1115–1126) 61
- 7 Templars: The Ideology of Love and Death (1095–1129) 71
- 8 Templars: ‘A Living Sacrifice’ (1119–1129) 82
- 9 So It Begins: The Strangest Partnership (1126–1130) 97
- 10 Assassins: Home Sweet Home (1130–1162) 109
- 11 Templars: The Little Castle on the Prairie (1130–1169) 122
- 12 Fear and Loathing in Lebanon (1130–1162) 143
- 13 Sinan: The Old Man of the Mountain (1162–1170) 151
- 14 Ambushes and Ambassadors (1170–1174) 168
- 15 Saladin Must Die: Assassins Take the Lead (1175–1176) 179
- 16 Saladin Must Die: The Templars’ Turn (1177–1191) 195
- 17 The Death of Heroes (1192–1193) 209
- 18 Contest for the Holy Land (1194–1248) 221
- 19 Egypt, Saints and Sinners (1248–1254) 229
- 20 Assassins: Holocaust and horror (1255–1291) 246
- 21 Templars: Death in the East (1255–1291) 265
- 22 Afterlife: From Intimidation to Entertainment 273
- 23 Ending and Beginning 292
- Acknowledgements 294
- Notes 297
- References and Further Reading 317
- Index 326
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Plates and Maps ix
- 1 The Promise of Death 1
- 2 Assassins: Birth of a Legend 9
- 3 A Beginning and a Blueprint: Persia (1090–1100) 18
- 4 Assassins and Syria: In Search of a Home (1100–1113) 27
- 5 Assault on Shaizar: Mum’s Army (1114) 50
- 6 Assassins: A State within a State (1115–1126) 61
- 7 Templars: The Ideology of Love and Death (1095–1129) 71
- 8 Templars: ‘A Living Sacrifice’ (1119–1129) 82
- 9 So It Begins: The Strangest Partnership (1126–1130) 97
- 10 Assassins: Home Sweet Home (1130–1162) 109
- 11 Templars: The Little Castle on the Prairie (1130–1169) 122
- 12 Fear and Loathing in Lebanon (1130–1162) 143
- 13 Sinan: The Old Man of the Mountain (1162–1170) 151
- 14 Ambushes and Ambassadors (1170–1174) 168
- 15 Saladin Must Die: Assassins Take the Lead (1175–1176) 179
- 16 Saladin Must Die: The Templars’ Turn (1177–1191) 195
- 17 The Death of Heroes (1192–1193) 209
- 18 Contest for the Holy Land (1194–1248) 221
- 19 Egypt, Saints and Sinners (1248–1254) 229
- 20 Assassins: Holocaust and horror (1255–1291) 246
- 21 Templars: Death in the East (1255–1291) 265
- 22 Afterlife: From Intimidation to Entertainment 273
- 23 Ending and Beginning 292
- Acknowledgements 294
- Notes 297
- References and Further Reading 317
- Index 326