Beginning with the battle of Dorylaeum (1097), where Anglo-French heavy cavalry decisively defeated a much larger army of Turks, and finishing with the battle of Varna (1444), where Sultan Murad II’s Ottoman army destroyed a combined Hungarian and Polish force, examples from every era and campaign of the Crusades are featured. Each battle includes a contextual introduction, a concise description of the action, and an analysis of the aftermath. A specially-commissioned, colour map illustrating the dispositions and movement of forces brings the subject to life and helps the reader to grasp – at a glance – the development of the battle.