The other day I discussed my new book, Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam, with Stephen Bannon, in the War Room, below: … [Read more...]
Today in History: Dracula Terrorizes Muslim Terrorists
Today—or rather, tonight—in history, Vlad the Impaler launched a midnight raid against Muslim invaders that would cause his name to live on forever as Dracula, the terror of the night. The year was 1462. Ottoman sultan Muhammad II (or “Mehmet”) had demanded tribute, by way of gold and Romanian boys to serve as his slave soldiers (janissaries). Vlad III Dracula—better known as … [Read more...]
When the Cid Shattered the Teeth of the Jihad
Today in history witnessed one of the most remarkable feats in the long war between Islam and Christianity: the capitulation of the great kingdom of Valencia, which had been under Muslim control since the eighth century Islamic invasion of Spain, to the warlord Roderick (or Rodrigo) Díaz of Vivar — better known to posterity as "the Cid" (from the Arabic honorific al-sayyid, … [Read more...]
The Battle of Damietta: Saint Louis’ Greatest Victory Over Islam
Today in history, on June 6, Louis IX of France—better known to posterity as Saint Louis—scored a dramatic victory over the Islamic jihad. It was late May, 1249, and the Seventh Crusade had begun. Louis and his army, which consisted of some twenty-five thousand Crusaders, set sail from Cyprus. Their destination, based on the by now standard Crusader logic that Egypt must be … [Read more...]
Antioch: Christendom’s First Great Reconquest Over Islam
Today in history, on June 3, 1098, one of Christendom’s greatest victories over the jihad took place: the liberation of the ancient Christian city of Antioch—where the very word “Christian” was first coined (Acts 11:26)—from under the yoke of Islam. Context: In the years following the Battle of Manzikert (1071), which saw the Seljuk Turks defeat the Eastern Roman Empire and … [Read more...]