The Significance of Egypt

from

Aspects of the Crusades

by J.J. Saunders

Canterbury University Press (1962)

John Joseph Saunders (1910 - 1972) was an important medieval historian who focused on Islamic and Asian history.  Among his works are

The History of the Mongol Conquests (1971)

The Muslim World on the Eve of Europe's Expansion (1966)

The History of Medieval Islam (1965)

In 1962, his first book Aspects of the Crusades was published.  It is a unique collection of essays dealing with the Crusades.  With the permission of Canterbury University Press, we are to republish one of these articles, namely:

The Significance of Egypt (PDF file)

Canterbury University Press has published a new book by JJ Saunders - Muslims and Mongols: Essays of Medieval Asia, which is now available