Alfred J. Andrea is emeritus professor of medieval history, the University of Vermont.Andrew Holt is associate professor of history, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

• Contents:PrefaceIntroduction: Once More into the Breach: The Continuing War against Crusade Myths1. The First Crusade: Unprovoked Offense or Overdue Defence?-Paul F. Crawford2. Mad Men on Crusade: Religious Madness and the Origins of the First Crusade-James M. Muldoon3. The Crusades and Medieval Anti-Judaism: Cause or Consequence? -Daniel P. Franke4. The Quest for Gain: Were the First Crusaders Proto-Colonists?-Corliss Slack5. Myths of Innocence: The Making of the Children's Crusade-David L. Sheffler6. Templars and Masons: An Origin Myth-Jace Stuckey7. Islam and the Crusades: A Nine Hundred-Year-Long Grievance?-Mona Hammad and Edward PetersEpilogue: Putting It All TogetherSuggested ReadingContributor BiographiesIndex

"I never imagined that my Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, first published in 2003, would prove to be so enduring a format for helping students of all kinds to rethink key moments in human history. It is therefore a great honor to see that the book has now inspired Hackett Publishing Company's "Myths of History" series, expertly and effectively edited by Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt."—Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University

Alfred J. Andrea is emeritus professor of medieval history, the University of Vermont.Andrew Holt is associate professor of history, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

• Contents:PrefaceIntroduction: Once More into the Breach: The Continuing War against Crusade Myths1. The First Crusade: Unprovoked Offense or Overdue Defence?-Paul F. Crawford2. Mad Men on Crusade: Religious Madness and the Origins of the First Crusade-James M. Muldoon3. The Crusades and Medieval Anti-Judaism: Cause or Consequence? -Daniel P. Franke4. The Quest for Gain: Were the First Crusaders Proto-Colonists?-Corliss Slack5. Myths of Innocence: The Making of the Children's Crusade-David L. Sheffler6. Templars and Masons: An Origin Myth-Jace Stuckey7. Islam and the Crusades: A Nine Hundred-Year-Long Grievance?-Mona Hammad and Edward PetersEpilogue: Putting It All TogetherSuggested ReadingContributor BiographiesIndex

"I never imagined that my Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, first published in 2003, would prove to be so enduring a format for helping students of all kinds to rethink key moments in human history. It is therefore a great honor to see that the book has now inspired Hackett Publishing Company's "Myths of History" series, expertly and effectively edited by Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt."—Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University

Alfred J. Andrea is emeritus professor of medieval history, the University of Vermont.Andrew Holt is associate professor of history, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

• Contents:PrefaceIntroduction: Once More into the Breach: The Continuing War against Crusade Myths1. The First Crusade: Unprovoked Offense or Overdue Defence?-Paul F. Crawford2. Mad Men on Crusade: Religious Madness and the Origins of the First Crusade-James M. Muldoon3. The Crusades and Medieval Anti-Judaism: Cause or Consequence? -Daniel P. Franke4. The Quest for Gain: Were the First Crusaders Proto-Colonists?-Corliss Slack5. Myths of Innocence: The Making of the Children's Crusade-David L. Sheffler6. Templars and Masons: An Origin Myth-Jace Stuckey7. Islam and the Crusades: A Nine Hundred-Year-Long Grievance?-Mona Hammad and Edward PetersEpilogue: Putting It All TogetherSuggested ReadingContributor BiographiesIndex

"I never imagined that my Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, first published in 2003, would prove to be so enduring a format for helping students of all kinds to rethink key moments in human history. It is therefore a great honor to see that the book has now inspired Hackett Publishing Company's "Myths of History" series, expertly and effectively edited by Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt."—Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University