A world-famous scholar, specialist in the history of Islam, the Middle East and the relationship between Islam and the West, Princeton University professor Bernard Lewis in this book traces the history of a radical Islamic sect, the Assassins, who were the first group of people who began to use murder as a political weapons. Having established themselves in Iran and Syria in the 11th and 12th centuries, they set themselves the goal of overthrowing the existing Sunni order in Islam and replacing it with their own, terrorizing their enemies with terrible murders of the leaders of Islam and some of the crusaders, because of which they became known in Europe name and reputation.Editorial design preserved in PDF A4.