The author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today.

• The First Crusade: "The Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres" and Other Source Materials (The Middle Ages Series)
• The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
• The Crusades: A History
• Samarkand (Interlink World Fiction)
• Leo Africanus