"The Age of the Crusades" edited by E. Laviss and A. Rambo is one of those rare scientific works that are equally of interest to historians and a wide range of readers. The book, published more than a hundred years ago, is still considered one of the best works on the Middle Ages. Accurate and reliable descriptions of the events of perhaps the most turbulent and ambiguous period of world history, vivid portraits of historical figures are just a few of the reasons for the worldwide popularity of the "Age of the Crusades."