The Crusades: A History; Second Edition by Jonathan Riley-Smith
From reviews of the first edition:
Everything is here: the crusades to the Holy Land, and against the Albigensians, the Moors, the pagans in Eastern Europe, the Turks, and the enemies of the popes. Riley-Smith writes a beautiful, lucid prose, . . . [and his book] is packed with facts and action.-Choice
A concise, clearly written synthesis . . . by one of the leading historians of the crusading movement. -Robert S. Gottfried, Historian
A lively and flowing narrative [with] an enormous cast of characters that is not a mere catalog but a history. . . . A remarkable achievement.-Thomas E. Morrissey, Church History
Superb.-Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Speculum
A first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798.-Southwest Catholic