{"product_id":"the-path-of-the-martyrs-charles-martel-the-battle-of-tours-and-the-birth-of-europe-paperback","title":"The Path of the Martyrs: Charles Martel, The Battle of Tours and the Birth of Europe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'West puts the battle in its historical context, and shows how it set the course of history for more than a thousand years.' Piers Paul Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e732.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future of Europe is held in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Frankish force, assembled at speed, ready themselves to resist an army from the largest empire the world has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Franks and Arabs give battle, between the cities of Poitiers and Tours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWould France become part of the sophisticated Muslim world to the south, or remain in the control of the Christian barbarians?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe battle proves bloody, a clash of arms and civilisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the west lying in ruins after the fall of Rome, Charles Martel's victory would become the defining battle of the age, leading a chronicler soon after to describe the defenders by a new term -'Europeans'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping and informed account Ed West records the rise of the Islamic Empire, the emergence of the Franks in the ashes of Rome, and the events leading to the fateful day when Europe's future was decided close to the river Loire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd West is an author, journalist and blogger who has written for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStandpoint\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote a regular blog first for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and later for the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, described by Peter Oborne as 'one of the most interesting of the rising generation of political writers'. He is also the author of a number of history books, the latest of which, \u003ci\u003eIron, Fire and Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, looks at the historical inspiration for Game of Thrones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978559488301,"sku":"9781795052146","price":12.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WWdhejErYjJ4UmhFLzhySmpFRHd2QT09.webp?v=1775805812","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-path-of-the-martyrs-charles-martel-the-battle-of-tours-and-the-birth-of-europe-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}