Are there any unbiased books/documentaries that talk about

>>3392836
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zudTQelzI

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>>3392848

>>3392836
I'm in the middle of The Crusades by Micheal Asbridge and its a pretty even look. The book switches back and forth Christian and Muslim perspectives. During the former you think "Yes, slay the pagan and secure the future of Outremer for Christendom!" and during the Muslim portions you think "Yes, slay the polytheists and secure the Sunni ummah!"

The big revelation for me, personally, is how big of underdogs the crusaders were. That doesn't mean that all their massacres of arabs/semites were cool or justified as /pol/ would tell you, but they were always in way over their heads and were only succeeded through a mix of ballsiness and luck. Capturing the holy land is one thing, the real miracle is holding it for over a hundred years when you're outnumbered by muslims in the tens of thousands.

Also, the muslims are divided. All the factions in Islam right during the period- Abassid, Fatimid, Zangid, Ayyubid, etc. view the crusaders more as a nuisance than anything. All of the different warlords and empires are more set on countering each other than dealing with the dirty, uneducated whites. Some even ally with the crusader states if it means furthering their own goals

Point is, its a fascinating subject, but its impossible to have a discussion about it online without people devolving into whites are the devil/arabs are the devil.

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>>3392960
>The Crusades by Micheal Asbridge
Do you mean Thomas Asbridge? I'll look into it, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Anon.

>>3393004
Yeahhhh Thomas, my mistake

>>3392848
haAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahah kys.