The Crusades: A History of One of the Most Epic Military Campaigns of All Time    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 15030 words. Published on December 7, 2011. .
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns undertaken by Western European countries between the 11th and 16th century. Originally called by the Pope of the Catholic Church, the stated first goal was to take up the cross and restore Christian control over the Holy Land (namely Jerusalem). In total Western Europe engaged in over 10 crusades, though not all were for this original purpose.