Saladin

THIS OSPREY COMMAND BOOK LOOKS CLOSELY AT THE EARLY LIFE, MILITARY EXPERIENCES, AND KEY BATTLEFIELD EXPLOITS OF AL-MALIK AL-NASIR YUSUF IBN NAJM AL-DIN AYYUB IBN SHAHDI ABU`L-MUZAFFAR SALAH AL-DIN - OR SALADIN AS HE IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN OUTSIDE THE ISLAMIC WORLD - WHO IS BROADLY REGARDED AS THE GREATEST HERO OF THE CRUSADES, EVEN IN EUROPE.