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Middle East

Over the years, I have accumulated a comprehensive collection of publications about castles and other fortifications, which has proven invaluable for my personal exploration and as a resource for this website. These are the ones about the Middle East.

Burgen der Kreuzritter
by W. Müller-Wiener (Deutscher Kunstverlag)
in German
isbn n/a

Castles and Churches of the Crusading Kingdom
by T.S.R. Boase (Oxford University Press)
in English
isbn n/a

Crusader Castles
by H. Kennedy (Cambridge University Press)
in English
isbn 0-521-79913-9

Crusader Castles in the Holy Land
by D. Nicolle (Osprey Publishing)
in English
isbn 978-1-84603-349-0

Hittite Fortifications c. 1650-700 BC
by K.S. Nossov (Osprey Publishing)
in English
isbn 978-1-84603-207-3

Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1710
by D. Nicolle (Osprey Publishing)
in English
isbn 978-1-84603-503-6

Saracen Strongholds AD 630-1050
by D. Nicolle (Osprey Publishing)
in English
isbn 978-1-84603-115-1

Saracen Strongholds 1100-1500
by D. Nicolle (Osprey Publishing)
in English
isbn 978-1-84603-375-9

Unknown Crusader Castles
by K. Molin (Cambridge University Press)
in English
isbn 1-85285-261-5