About the book: 1960 / The history of the Crusades of the 11th-13th centuries is outlined. to the countries of the Middle East. In an accessible and convincing manner, the author shows the true aggressive goals of the crusaders and the role that the Catholic Church and its leaders, the popes, played in the bloody crusades. It tells about the short-lived states created by the crusaders, about the enormous harm caused during the “holy” wars to the population and culture of not only Muslim countries of the East, but also such Christian states as Byzantium. In conclusion, it talks about how the forces of reaction subsequently tried to use the slogan of “crusades” in the interests of the ruling classes to strangle the revolutionary movement of the masses, as well as the Vatican’s attempts to organize a “crusade” against the USSR and other socialist countries.