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Book recommendations (muslim conquest of Europe)

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Interested in the muslim conquest of Europe and how they were eventually repelled. Any recommendations for historical novels on this subject or well written history books will be appreciated.
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It covers a lot of other things that you may or may not be interested in, but it covers what you are looking for from a broad perspective very well:


Belloc's The Crusades is also good.
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I'm a big fan of this having recently read it for the second time -- Deus Lo Volt!: A Chronicle of the Crusades. I think it provides genuine insight into the crusader mindset.

I haven't really read much about the next half millennia or so leading up to the siege of Vienna. I assume that's the period the old assologist is interested in. I'm curious to see if there are any other suggestions.
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Al Qaeda in Europe by Lorenzo Vidino.
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I used to have book on the crusading orders. Lot's of good info on the fight against Islam. I'll have to dig through my books and find it for you.
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[quoteInterested in the muslim conquest of Europe][/quote]
Next years European history book. Look for the chapter titled "2010 to Present"
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Ah yes,we are living history!
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Thanks denizens. This has opened up some good starting points for me.
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read about Charles Martel.
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MeatPlow wrote:read about Charles Martel.
Coincidentally, I just picked up something on him today.
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Bernard Lewis, The Middle East:A brief history of the last 2000 years.

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This is maybe a little side step to what you're looking for, but captivating. Certainly was not mentioned in history classes.
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Notice he said Muslim conquest of Europe, not the Crusades.

Good question because it's easy to find stuff on the Crusades but not on the fact that the Ragheads started shit in Europe.




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DARTH wrote:Notice he said Muslim conquest of Europe, not the Crusades.

Good question because it's easy to find stuff on the Crusades but not on the fact that the Ragheads started shit in Europe.
As I understand it, nobody in the West really cared the Muslim world much because it had fallen from prominence, almost nobody spoke the languages, and it's importance didn't fit into the Marxist version of history.

One of my all-time favorite history books is this one, but it primarily focuses on the Ottomans and their relationship with Europe. There's quite a bit of good stuff out there about the major battles if Doc is interested. Keegan's The History of Warfare covers quite a bit.
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tough old man wrote:[quoteInterested in the muslim conquest of Europe
Next years European history book. Look for the chapter titled "2010 to Present"
+1

The blog, Gates of Vienna, gives a good idea of what's happening in Europe and elsewhere right now.
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Maybe someone can advise books about Timur?
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