"[The author] recounts the history of conflict between Islam and the West through the lives of eight legendary men--Godfrey of Bouillon, El Cid, Richard Lionheart, Saint Ferdinand, Saint Louis, John Hunyadi, Skanderbeg, and Vlad the Impaler"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket

Foreword / by Victor Davis Hanson -- Introduction --

Duke Godfrey: defender of Christ's Sepulchre -- Cid: lord and master of war -- King Richard: the lion that roared at Islam -- Saint Ferdinand: savior of Spain -- Saint Louis: Christ's tragic hero -- John Hunyadi: the white knight of Wallachia -- Skanderbeg: The Albanian braveheart -- Vlad Dracula: the dread lord impaler -- Conclusion