Saladin

Cover......Page 1
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Introduction......Page 13
1 Egypt before Saladin......Page 23
2 Saladin before the Egyptian expedition......Page 37
3 Saladin and the campaigns of Shirkuh in Egypt......Page 47
4 Saladin's accession to the Fatimid vizirate......Page 73
5 Saladin as Fatimid vizir......Page 81
6 The new master of Egypt and Nur al-Din......Page 109
7 Saladin's first campaign in Syria......Page 129
8 Consolidation of power in Egypt and Syria......Page 167
9 Saladin's war against Mosul......Page 183
10 The showdown with the Crusader......Page 207
11. The final six months......Page 237
12 Saladin in historical perspective: a dissenting view......Page 245
Notes......Page 251
Bibliography......Page 275
Index......Page 286