Ted Byfield (10 July 1928 – 23 December 2021) was a Canadian conservative journalist, publisher, and author. He founded three Anglican boys boarding schools, three news magazines (Alberta Report, BC Report and Western Report) and published at least 30 books, including the 12-volume history series "Alberta in the 20th Century" and the 12-volume history series "The Christians: Their First Two Thousand Years.
In school we are told how awful the Christian soldiers behaved during the Crusades and that they were the invaders when in reality the situation is far more complex. This book backgrounds the reader on the swift and substantial conquests of Christian Asia and Africa by the followers of Mohammad that preceded the Crusades.