Episode 254 - Saladin the Strategist with Ben Duval

<p>I speak to author Ben Duval, author of the book: "Saladin the Strategist: How the Crusaders Lost the Holy Land."</p><p>We go through Saladin's career starting with how he captured Egypt. Then how he built the coalition which defeated the Crusaders. Finally we watch on as he traps them at Hattin and then sweeps across the Kingdom of Jerusalem.</p><p>Buy the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1BMWXVS?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=byzantinempor-20&amp;linkId=33e2fcb0c0a57d41d49712f7a8100e8c&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, follow Ben on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/byzantinemporia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@byzantinemporia</a> and find out more about his work <a href="https://byzantinemporia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>