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David Nicolle; illustrator Christa Hook.
The Fourth Crusade 1202-04: The betrayal of Byzantium.
Publisher: Osprey.
Series: Campaign, No. 237.
Publication due: August 2011.
Size: 24.1 x 18.3 x 0.8 cm.
Page count: 96.

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Paperback ISBN 9781849083195, £14.99
PDF ebook ISBN 1849083207, £11.98
ePub ebook ISBN 1849088217, £11.98

Description:

The Fourth Crusade was the first, and most famous of the 'diverted' Crusades, which saw the Crusade diverted from its original target, Ayyubi Egypt, to attack the Christian city of Zadar in modern Croatia instead, an attack that was little more than a mercenary action to repay the Venetians for their provision of a fleet to the Crusaders. This book examines the combined action and sacking of the city of Zara, which saw the Crusaders temporarily excommunicated by the Pope. It goes on to evaluate how the influence of the Venetians prompted an attack on Constantinople, analyses the siege that followed and describes the naval assault and sacking of the city which saw the Crusaders place Count Baldwin of Flanders on the Byzantine throne.

Contents:
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today
Further reading
Index.