The first crusaders, 1095-1131
/ Jonathan Riley-Smith
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press , 1997.
- x, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-274) and index.
Much has been written about the crusades, but very little about the crusaders. What moved them to go? What preparations did they need to make? How did they react to their experiences?