Posted on 12/01/2022 5:54:35 PM PST by ebb tide
Raymond Ibrahim's Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam, chronicles the lives of eight great Crusaders who defended Christians against Islamic extermination, savagery, occupation, and slavery. These heroes demonstrated great courage on the battlefield and a fierce devotion to their Christian faith. Raymond Ibrahim, an expert in Islamic history and doctrine and a frequent contributor to American Thinker, spotlights Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, France; El Cid (Roderick Diaz of Spain); King Richard the Lionheart of England; St. Ferdinand of Spain; St. Louis of France; John Hunyadi of Wallachia; Skanderbeg, the Albanian Braveheart; and Vlad III Dracula, the Lord Impaler of Romania. The valor of these Christian ironmen who met toe to toe with such warmongers defies belief.
Written in an engaging style using accessible language, these remarkable, factual incidents leave the readers on the edge of their seats. Raymond Ibrahim conducted an impressive amount of research from first-hand sources, not only to furnish comprehensive biographies but also to present what was going on historically, politically, culturally, and socially to give the reader a fuller understanding of what was at stake.
Ibrahim devotes particular attention to each protagonist’s upbringing to provide further insight into what shaped that man’s character. Defenders of the West brings to life the daring and dynamic exploits of kings and knights who have either been misrepresented in modern history books—through ignoring and even contradicting what primary sources (Muslim and Christian) have said about the times—or by eliminating these exploits from official narratives altogether.
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This evening I started watching the 1961 version of El Cid.
95% of our leaders now, including most Republicans, have no desire to be part of Christendom. “Diversity” “open borders” and foreign gods/religions are their idols and their religion.
Globohomos do not tolerate Christianity.
Add Charles Martel to the list.
I’m pretty sure that’s an image of my namesake on the book’s cover. Interesting, since the book focuses on men who took up the fight centuries later. I’ll have to read it, partly out of curiosity. It’s always interesting to see how an author treats these historical figures, when most of academia is loathe to even mention their names.
We need more historical views like these.
Exactly. Ten years ago. they still had a short street in Brussels named after him.
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