Jacques Ers. History of the Crusades. / Translation from French. Nekrasova M. Yu. - St. Petersburg - M.: EURASIA - Publishing House Clio, 2015 - 320 pp. In his book, the outstanding French historian Jacques Erse covers the entire history of the Crusader epic, thoughtfully analyzing each of its stages: the origins of the Crusades, causes and prerequisites , the military history of the campaigns, the formation of Christian states in the East at the junction of two civilizations - Western and Eastern, the composition and mentality of the crusaders, relations with the local population. The book examines in detail previously little-known pages of the history of the Crusades, for example, the creation of Latin principalities on the site of the former Byzantine Empire. For a wide range of readers. Scientific editor: Ph.D. n. Karachinsky A. Yu.