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The Saracen

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A compilation of Shea's Land of the Infidel and The Holy Land , originally published in 1989. Amazon does not clarify that both books are included under the series title. Both books were converted by Project Gutenberg and available in Kindle format for free with almost no restrictions at the gutenberg.org website.

The central character, Daud, is an English child is left an orphan in Palestine and is raised as a Muslim soldier in Egypt, as part of the Mameluke Corps. were raised as the Janisaries were in the Ottoman armies. The brutal military training that Daud has to endure matches closely the theories of many historians as to how the Mamelukes were trained.

The character of Baybars is a menacing soldier, heroically portrayed since the Mamelukes were ferocious fighters and were the only army to halt the Mongol advance. Some historians argue that this Mongol army that the Mamelukes defeated was not the same as the one Genghis Khan had led, but many in the Islamic world believe that if Egypt had fallen so too would have Islam. This unlikely viewpoint is conveyed in this book as we see things from the point of views of the participants including a French knight, an English-born Mameluke, and the woman they both love/lust.

Language: English

Pages: 837

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services

Release: August 03, 2010

The Saracen

3.8/5 ( ratings)

A compilation of Shea's Land of the Infidel and The Holy Land , originally published in 1989. Amazon does not clarify that both books are included under the series title. Both books were converted by Project Gutenberg and available in Kindle format for free with almost no restrictions at the gutenberg.org website.

The central character, Daud, is an English child is left an orphan in Palestine and is raised as a Muslim soldier in Egypt, as part of the Mameluke Corps. were raised as the Janisaries were in the Ottoman armies. The brutal military training that Daud has to endure matches closely the theories of many historians as to how the Mamelukes were trained.

The character of Baybars is a menacing soldier, heroically portrayed since the Mamelukes were ferocious fighters and were the only army to halt the Mongol advance. Some historians argue that this Mongol army that the Mamelukes defeated was not the same as the one Genghis Khan had led, but many in the Islamic world believe that if Egypt had fallen so too would have Islam. This unlikely viewpoint is conveyed in this book as we see things from the point of views of the participants including a French knight, an English-born Mameluke, and the woman they both love/lust.

Language: English

Pages: 837

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services

Release: August 03, 2010

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