Holland, Tom. <br/><br/>
In the shadow of the sword :  the battle for global empire and the end of an ancient world / 
Tom Holland. 
 - London :  Little, Brown,  2012. 
 - x, 526 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-507) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781408700075 (hbk) 1408700077 (hbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012429451 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic Empire--History.<br/>Islam--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS36.85  / .H65 2012b 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956/.013