Soldier of Crusade

by David Donachie

Book 2 in the Crusades Trilogy series.

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In 1096, Bohemund and Tancred join the First Crusade and cross into the Byzantine Empire. They must swear uneasy obligations to Emperor Alexios while advancing through Anatolia against Turkish forces and competing with other western princes for influence.

Sieges, hunger and disputes over captured territory test the crusading army on the road to Antioch. Bohemund sees military necessity and an opportunity for a principality, but pursuing both risks breaking the alliance on which the expedition depends.