Death’s Head: A Soldier With Richard the Lionheart (Roger of Huntley)

It’s 1190 and the armies of the ruler Saladin have overrun most of the Holy Land. His battlefield successes prompt a great crusade from the West led by Richard the Lionheart, King Philip of France, and the German emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Among the vast tide of men to join the cause is Roger, an idealistic young monk who flees his abbey after being unjustly accused of murder. Roger hopes to find glory in the Holy Land, but is confronted instead by the brutal, bloody reality of the siege of Acre, the greatest military debacle of the Middle Ages. It is there that Roger makes a name for himself in the company known as the Death’s Heads, and falls in love under the most improbable circumstances. But as the months pass, Roger watches the mightiest fighting force in the history of Christendom succumb to disease, misery, and starvation, leaving him to wonder how God could allow His children to indulge in an epic feat of madness.

Format: Kindle Edition & Paperback

Paperback: 612 Pages

Language: English