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Easy to follow

Enjoyable. Easy to follow and brought out interesting detail abot the figures that--while not always essential to the storyline--enjoyable and entertaining additions.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 09-11-18

Concise, articulate and always entertaining

Excellent book for anyone interested in the crusades. Delightful written, easy to understand whole remaining very nuanced and often humourous. Couldn't stop listening!

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  • A. F. Smith
  • 05-01-18

A very fine account

As with most history books, I approached this with some trepidation, quickly expecting to get lost in turgid detail. I needn’t have worried. This is a highly listenable book, full of interesting accounts and wry observation. He brings the characters to life beautifully. I was incredibly impressed. Joe Barrett’s Reading is also of similarly fine quality.