"Saladin: the warrior who defended his people" - Flora Geyer

After coming off a Robin Hood kick, I happened to pick this up: the man who fought Richard the Lionheart during the Crusades!

Salah al-Din brought most of the Muslim world under his control through political coups, wise military leadership, and smarts. Ironically, he really wanted to be a scholar, and even attempted to retire after brokering a peace with Richard the Lionheart, but a famous political life is hard to hide from.

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