...a little too good to be true. I know one thing about history and its that there's 3-4 sides to every story. Stark lays out a story of the Crusades being a needed response to the Muslim invasions into Europe and the butchering of Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. He makes an extremely compelling case for the "Truth" of the Crusades in that the Crusaders were not the thugs and bottom-feeders that we have been taught they were but men that actually thought they were doing service to God.
Its worth a read no matter which way you lean. I gave it 4 stars and not 5 because I have a slight feeling that there's a lot more to the story. Don't get me wrong, Stark does not gloss over the evils that some Crusaders did. He lays bare the sickening crimes committed by both sides. I just have a slight feeling there may be more to all of it than any of us knows or may ever know.
In the end, its a great book that counters garbage like the movie Kingdom of Heaven.Get more detail about God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades.
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