The crusader strategy : defending the Holy Land 1099-1187 /

The crusader strategy : defending the Holy Land 1099-1187 /

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Author / Creator:	Tibble, Steven, author.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020] ©2020
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 353 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Crusades -- 13th-15th centuries. Strategy -- History -- To 1500. Crusades Strategy History
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13914049

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ISBN:	9780300256291 0300256299 9780300253115 0300253117
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-345) and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 02, 2020).
Summary:	A new look at the crusaders, which shows how they pursued long-term plans and clear strategic goals Medieval states, and particularly crusader societies, often have been considered brutish and culturally isolated. It seems unlikely that they could develop "strategy" in any meaningful sense. However, the crusaders were actually highly organized in their thinking and their decision making was rarely random. In this lively account, Steve Tibble draws on a rich array of primary sources to reassess events on the ground and patterns of behavior over time. He shows how, from aggressive castle building to implementing a series of invasions of Egypt, crusader leaders tenaciously pursued long-term plans and devoted single-minded attention to clear strategic goals. Crusader states were permanently on the brink of destruction; resources were scarce and the penalties for failure severe. Intuitive strategic thinking, Tibble argues, was a necessity, not a luxury
Other form:	Print version: Tibble, Steve. Crusader Strategy : Defending the Holy Land. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2020

Table of Contents:

Strategy in a medieval state: do fish need bicycles?
Prelude: a time before strategy?
The coastal strategy: 1099-1124
The hinterland strategy: 1125-1153
The Ascalon strategy: 1125-1153
Interlude: the strategy of repression?
The Egyptian strategy: 1154-1169
The frontier strategy: 1170-1187
Reflections.