Sword and scimitar: fourteen centuries of war between Islam and the west

Introduction Jihad : the roots of conflict

Islam takes Christendom by storm : the Battle of Yarmuk, 636

The Jihad beats against an eastern wall of stone : the Siege of

Constantinople, 717

The Jihad beats against a western wall of ice : the Battle of Tours, 732

Jihad's new champions (or, "that dreadful day") : the battle of Manzikert, 1071

Christendom strikes back : the Battle of Hattin, 1187

The crusade victorious : the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212

Muhammad's dream : the siege of Constantinople, 1453

The rise and fall of Islam : the Siege of Vienna, 1683.