In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire by Tom Holland [Political Non-Fiction]

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📖 BOOK SPECIFICATIONS:

• Author: Tom Holland (Author of Rubicon and Persian Fire)

• Format: Paperback (PB)

• Language: English

• ISBN-13: 9780307473653

• Publisher: Anchor Books / Penguin Random House (US Edition)

• Approx. Dimensions: 13.2 cm x 20.3 cm x 3.0 cm

📝 SYNOPSIS:

A magisterial, sweeping historical masterwork that meticulously tracks the dramatic collapse of the ancient superpowers and the revolutionary rise of a global empire. In In the Shadow of the Sword, celebrated historian and broadcaster Tom Holland delivers a brilliant, objective, and gripping account of the end of Antiquity and the birth of the modern world.

For centuries, the Middle East was locked in a brutal, exhausting proxy war between the Roman and Persian empires. Holland charts how these two collapsing titans, ravaged by systemic plague and endless warfare, left a massive political and military vacuum. Out of the harsh, isolated deserts of Arabia emerged a transformative new force—a sweeping religious and military movement that shattered the old world order, leading to the rapid birth of the global Arab Empire.

Far from a dry academic timeline, this Anchor Books masterwork functions as an exceptional geopolitical analysis. It explores the shifting alliances, institutional changes, and territorial friction that reshaped the map of the world forever. An indispensable foundational deep-dive for non-fiction bibliophiles, serious history buffs, and current affairs analysts looking to understand the profound historical roots of modern global dynamics.

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