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Armies of Heaven
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- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 12-02-11
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $24.95
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- carlos e pitre jr
- 03-19-18
Detailed story of 1st Crusade & the Miricles
this is one of the best detailed stories about the Crusade that also includes the Miracles that they encountered and saw that most Crusade history books always leave out
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- Andrew R Clay
- 07-11-17
An amazing journey
A good tale of an amazing event, the journey of a massive army across 2000 miles. Slightly bogged down at times, but this barely detracts from capturing the spirit of the first crusade.
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- Christopher
- Union, NJ, United States
- 07-02-12
Long, too much moment-to-moment detail, dull
I was hoping for more summary and historical analysis and perspective. This books is, rather, a lot of moment-to-moment detail about battles, minor nobles, and many names of minor historical figures. If you are a crusades enthusiast, you might like it.
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