The four Crusader States established in the wake of the First Crusade survived remarkably well until their near total collapse following Saladin’s victory at the battle of Hattin in 1187. In this new mini-series, Dr Steve Tibble explores the strategies that he believes the crusaders consciously formulated and deployed, with varying degrees of success, in order to secure that survival for nearly ninety years.   This episode is the first in a mini-series of six:   Ep.1: Were the crusaders really capable of strategy? Ep.2: How did the crusaders take the coast? Ep.3: How did the crusaders try to expand inland? Ep.4: How did the crusaders rule the Holy Land? Ep.5: How did the crusaders try to take Egypt? Ep.6: How did the crusaders try to deal with Saladin?   This mini-series is based on Dr Steve Tibble's: The Crusader Strategy   Other works by Dr Steve Tibble: The Crusader Armies Templars: The knights who made Britain   Further reading: Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.) Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204 Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History   Music by Aroshanti Follow us on social media! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.