The book from the series “Vita memoriae” - “Living Memory” - refers to the times of the Middle Ages, revealing one of the most interesting phenomena of this era - the Crusades. The unprecedented enthusiasm of pilgrims and warriors going to uncharted lands to liberate the Holy Land - and the death of thousands of people due to the rash actions of the leaders of the campaign; feats of courage and nobility on the battlefields - and the moral fall of an army that had forgotten about its high goal... Written very vividly and imaginatively, this historical book reads like an adventure novel. The publication is illustrated with a large number of engravings by Gustave Doré. Translation: S. Klyachko