Unknown crusader castles - Kristian Molin

The capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 signalled the
beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine and throughout the Eastern
Mediterranean which lasted until the 15th century. It was a war
dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles rather than
by pitched battles. Kristian Molin covers the military history of the
crusades on a wider geographical scale than previous historians, taking
in Armenia, Cyprus and Greece as well as the Holy Land. He also shows
the role of castles as administrative, judicial and social centres in
times of peace as well as in war. "Unknown Crusader Castles" provides a
fresh perspective on the history of the crusades.