Product Description

Relive the epic conflict between the Christian west and Islamic east in this new Field of Glory Companion, Swords and Scimitars, which provides accessible, detailed army listings for the Crusades, covering conflicts such as Saladin's devastating victory at Hattin, the siege of Jerusalem and Richard the Lionheart's Third Crusade. With coverage of both the Christian and Muslim forces, this companion volume allows gamers to recreate and rewrite history using the newest rules set on the market, Field of Glory.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #485799 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-20
• Released on: 2008-05-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

About the Author
Written by esteemed wargaming experts, including Richard Bodley Scott, former contributor to Wargames Research Group's DBM series.

Customer Reviews

Army Lists
This book contains the following army lists:

EARLY CRUSADER, EARLY CRUSADER ALLIES, LATER CRUSADER, LATER CRUSADER ALLIES, FATIMID EGYPTIAN, FATIMID EGYPTIAN ALLIES, GEORGIAN, GEORGIAN ALLIES, SELJUK TURK, SELJUK TURK ALLIES, CUMAN, CUMAN ALLIES, LATER ALAN ALLIES, KOMNENAN BYZANTINE, KOMNENAN BYZANTINE ALLIES, CILICIAN ARMENIAN, CILICIAN ARMENIAN ALLIES, SYRIAN STATES, SYRIAN STATES ALLIES, ARAB CITIES, BEDOUIN, KHWARAZMIAN, KHWARAZMIAN ALLIES, AYYUBID EGYPTIAN, MIDDLE SERBIAN, MIDDLE SERBIAN ALLIES, MIDDLE BULGARIAN, MIDDLE BULGARIAN ALLIES, MEDIEVAL CYPRIOT, MEDIEVAL CYPRIOT ALLIES, POST LATIN CONQUEST BYZANTINE, POST LATIN CONQUEST BYZANTINE ALLIES, LATIN GREECE, LATIN GREECE ALLIES, ILKHANID MONGOL, ILKHANID MONGOL ALLIES, MAMLUK EGYPTIAN, MAMLUK EGYPTIAN ALLIES

Well Done
While not my favorite period, like all the other supplements to the Fields of Glory series by Osprey, it is well done and includes information from their books series (Elite) throughout. Designed for a 4' by 6' battle area and 15mm to 28mm figures. If you like the Crusades, get it.