From the Book - First U.S. edition.
The Middle East before the Crusades. The Christian world ; The Arab conquests ; Palestine under the Umayyads and the Arab tribes ; The Abbasids and the Arab eclipse ; Byzantine Crusades ; Muslim wars and the destruction of Palestine
The Turkish Invasion and the First Crusade. The Turkish Invasion ; The call ; The First Crusade
The founding of the Templars and the Crusader States. The origins of the Templars ; Outremer ; Zengi's jihad ; The Second Crusade
The Templars and the defence of Outremer ; The view from the Temple Mount ; The defence of Outremer ; Templar wealth
Saladin and the Templars. Tolerance and intolerance ; Saladin's jihad ; The fall of Jerusalem to Saladin
The Kingdom of Acre. Recovery ; The Mamelukes ; The fall of Acre
Aftermath. Lost souls ; The trial ; The destruction of the Templars.