And Kent saying war is bad. They are neighbors but their views are dramatically different from one another.The big question isn’t what is the book about, but is the author credible? I would have to think so. Mr. Duggan has a good education, he attended Eton and Balliol College (field of study not mentioned), and Oxford. So appearently he studied at the same college two times. Mr. Duggan has also seen all four corners of the world. He has traveled to Levant, Galapagos Islands (to collect specimens for the British Museum), Constantine’s palace (for excavation). Also has a list of books he has written that is about 10 books long. So does Mr. Duggan have the necessities to write a book about the Crusades? I think he does, he sounds well credited, and he had so many facts to write this book with. Probably enough information to write 2 books on the Crusades.Where did Alfred get his information? He used the books called History of the Crusades for his facts. There were three volumes written at Cambridge University from 1951-1954. “(And) will long remain the standard authority in English.” Thus meaning that the books Alfred used are considered to be Cambridge’s best records and the most correctly written books. So I believe that the right information was used to write this books.I think that The Story of the Crusades was a well written book. It easily had enough information for two books, if not three. If I were asked if this book was worth recommending to someone, I would say yes considering this book is full of (hopefully) ...
