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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

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The acclaimed author of Rubicon and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic account of the rise of Islam.

No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. Just like the Romans, the Arabs came from nowhere to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion—except that they achieved their conquests not over the course of centuries as the Romans did but in a matter of decades. Just like the Greeks during the Persian wars, they overcame seemingly insuperable odds to emerge triumphant against the greatest empire of the day—not by standing on the defensive, however, but by hurling themselves against all who lay in their path.

Language: English

Pages: 526

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Doubleday

Release: May 15, 2012

ISBN: 0385531354

ISBN 13: 9780385531351

In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The acclaimed author of Rubicon and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic account of the rise of Islam.

No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. Just like the Romans, the Arabs came from nowhere to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion—except that they achieved their conquests not over the course of centuries as the Romans did but in a matter of decades. Just like the Greeks during the Persian wars, they overcame seemingly insuperable odds to emerge triumphant against the greatest empire of the day—not by standing on the defensive, however, but by hurling themselves against all who lay in their path.

Language: English

Pages: 526

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Doubleday

Release: May 15, 2012

ISBN: 0385531354

ISBN 13: 9780385531351

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