Contest for Egypt: the Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin (History of Warfare)

In the late twelfth century, Catholic crusaders, Sunni Turks and Kurds, and the eclectic armies of Fatimid Egypt repeatedly clashed along the Nile. The result of this conflict would fundamentally alter the balance of power in the Middle East.