In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire by Tom Holland

In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

Tom Holland

526 pages paperback 2012

22 editions

nonfiction history religion challenging informative slow-paced
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A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in dra...

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