In the Shadow of the Sword - Tom Holland

Category: Adults, History
Language: English
Keywords: Islam History

Written by Tom Holland
Read by Jonathan Keeble
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. In The Shadow of the Sword, Tom Holland explores how this came about. Spanning from Constantinople to the Arabian dessert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror, and startling achievement.

©2012 Tom Holland (P)2012 Hachette Digital