For nearly 150 years, the secret society of the Assassins used subterfuge, intimidation, and even assassination to control the Middle East, from Syria to Persia. Carried out from a remote castle in northwest Iran, called the Alamut, this vast reign of terror was reaching its zenith in the early 12th century. But by 1256, the Assassins had disappeared without a trace and their strongholds became ruins. This is the account of the Alamut Valley exploration that in 1960 recorded the social and archaeological history of the ...
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For nearly 150 years, the secret society of the Assassins used subterfuge, intimidation, and even assassination to control the Middle East, from Syria to Persia. Carried out from a remote castle in northwest Iran, called the Alamut, this vast reign of terror was reaching its zenith in the early 12th century. But by 1256, the Assassins had disappeared without a trace and their strongholds became ruins. This is the account of the Alamut Valley exploration that in 1960 recorded the social and archaeological history of the castles, the valley, and its ruthless inhabitants.
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Add this copy of The Castles of the Assassins to cart. $7.27, very good condition, Sold by Solr Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skokie, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Craven Street Books.
Add this copy of The Castles of the Assassins to cart. $10.00, like new condition, Sold by Bookwitch rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Concord, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Linden Publishing, 2001.
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Fine. Book Octavo, softcover, fine, as new, in black and orange pictorial wraps. 328 pp. For nearly 150 years, the secret society of the Assassins used subterfuge, intimidation, and even assassination to control the Middle East, from Syria to Persia. Carried out from a remote castle in northwest Iran, called the Alamut, this vast reign of terror was reaching its zenith in the early 12th century. But by 1256, the Assassins had disappeared without a trace and their strongholds became ruins. This is the account of the Alamut Valley exploration that in 1960 recorded the social and archaeological history of the castles, the valley, and its ruthless inhabitants.
Add this copy of The Castles of the Assassins to cart. $34.26, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1963 by George G Harrap.
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Very Good in very good jacket. Foreword by Field-Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck. 8vo (220 x 145 mm), 214 pp, 16 pp of b&w plates, maps, including one large folding map of the Valley of the Assassins, ground-plans, three appendices. Prelims, end pages and page edges lightly foxed. Navy boards in price-clipped and lightly rubbed and edge-worn dust-wrapper. This story of the Alamut Valley Expedition to Northern Persia combines the experiences of three expeditions: the Oxford Expedition of 1959 and the expeditions that followed in 1960 and 1961.
Add this copy of The Castles of the Assassins to cart. $48.49, very good condition, Sold by Robin Summers Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Aldeburgh, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1963 by George G. Harrap.
