Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Expanded Contents List ix
4. List of Colour Plates xv
5. List of Half tone Plates xvi
6. List of Figures xxiii
7. Preface by Yasir Suleiman xxxvii
8. Acknowledgements xxxix
9. Note on Transliteration and Translations xl
10. Note on the Illustrations xli
11. Glossary of Islamic Terms xliii
12. Glossary of Arabic Military Terms xlv
13. Chronological List of Major Medieval Islamic Authors Mentioned in the Text xlvi
14. Chronological Table of Important Events until the Fall of Acre in 690/1291 xlvii
15. Dynastic Tables xlix
16. Key to Abbreviations Used in the Text li
17. Sources for the Illustrations liv
18. Chapter 1: Prologue 1
19. Chapter 2: The First Crusade and the Muslims’ Initial Reactions to the Coming of the Franks 31
20. Chapter 3: Jihad in the Period 493–569/1100–1174 89
21. Chapter 4: Jihad in the Period from the Death of Nur al-Din until the Fall of Acre (569–690/1174–1291) 171
22. Chapter 5: How the Muslims Saw the Franks: Ethnic and Religious Stereotypes 257
23. Chapter 6: Aspects of Life in the Levant in the Crusading Period 329
24. Chapter 7: Armies, Arms, Armour and Fortifications 431
25. Chapter 8: The Conduct of War 511
26. Chapter 9: Epilogue: The Heritage of the Crusades 589
27. Bibliography 617
28. Index 635