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Peter Willey is the world authority on the Ismaili castles of Iran and Syria. Educated at Charterhouse and Cambridge, he was badly wounded at Anzio in 1944 and subsequently spent many years in the discovery and investigation of the Ismaili castles. He now lectures on the Middle East and Islamic art and culture at Bristol University. He has written a number of books including 'The Castles of the Assassins' (1963) which is still regarded as the standard work on the subject, and he has contributed to the 'Encyclopaedia of Islam' on Islamic monuments.

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ASIAN AFFAIRS 'Maps and descriptions of the major sites are supplemented by superb colour photographs, so the reader is able to visualise, and almost feel, the castles.' - Peter ClarkBULLETIN OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR INTER-FAITH STUDIES'Numerous historical essays and archaeological reports...have provided a clear and accurate view of the Isma'ilis within the Islamic tradition. But assuredly, the last release on the subject, Peter Willey's Eagle's Nest: Ismaili Castles in Iran and Syria, provides invaluable new insights...I read it, I must say, with great pleasure.'-Valerie Gonzalez, Professor of Art History, Savannah College of Art and Design

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Peter Willey is the world authority on the Ismaili castles of Iran and Syria. Educated at Charterhouse and Cambridge, he was badly wounded at Anzio in 1944 and subsequently spent many years in the discovery and investigation of the Ismaili castles. He now lectures on the Middle East and Islamic art and culture at Bristol University. He has written a number of books including 'The Castles of the Assassins' (1963) which is still regarded as the standard work on the subject, and he has contributed to the 'Encyclopaedia of Islam' on Islamic monuments.

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