Crusades
The Crusades were a series of intermittent military campaigns in the years from 1096 to 1487, sanctioned by various Popes. In 1095 the Byzantine Emperor, Alexios I, sent an ambassador to Pope Urban II requesting military support in Byzantine's conflict with the westward migrating Turks in Anatolia. The Pope responded by calling Catholics to join what later became known as First Crusade. One of Urban's stated aims was to guarantee pilgrims access to the holy sites in the Holy Land that were under Muslim control while his wider strategy was to reunite the Eastern and Western branches of Christendom, divided after their split in 1054, and establish himself as head of the united Church. This initiated a complex 200-year struggle in the region.
Hundreds of thousands of people from many different classes and nations of Western Europe became crusaders by taking a public vow and receiving plenary indulgences from the church. Some crusaders were peasants hoping for Apotheosis at Jerusalem. Pope Urban II claimed that anyone who participated was forgiven of their sins. In addition to demonstrating devotion to God, as stated by him, participation satisfied feudal obligations and provided opportunities for economic and political gain. Crusaders often pillaged the countries through which they traveled, and contrary to their promises the leaders retained much of this territory rather than returning it to the Byzantines.
Crusaders (guerrilla)
Crusaders (Croatian: Križari, also known as Škripari) were a Croatian anti-communist guerrilla army. Their activities started after the capitulation of the Independent State of Croatia, which was at the time a Nazi puppet state, in May 1945, toward the end of World War II. The Crusaders' activity ended in 1950.
During World War II
The leadership of the Independent State of Croatia was preparing for the impending major battles against the Yugoslav Partisans who were in 1944 reinforced by the Red Army. They wanted to establish a front on line Varaždin-Koprivnica-Sisak-Petrinja-Karlovac. They also wanted to establish a guerrilla army that would fight behind the front lines. This guerrilla force would also, if necessary, fight the British, Americans, and Soviets. During the penultimate meeting of the Main Ustaše Headquarters it was discussed whether a guerrilla army should be created, and if so, how would this army fight. The plan about pushing the Croatian Army in Bosnia was already accepted when Ante Pavelić ordered the army's retreat to Slovenia (at the time in the British occupation zone).
Crusaders (DC Comics)
The Crusaders is a team of DC Comics superheroes. The team was created by Bob Rozakis and Dick Ayers in the pages of Freedom Fighters #7 (March 1977).
Fictional team history
The Crusaders were a metafictional team of superheroes appearing in comic books on Earth-One during World War II.
The Crusaders appeared "for real" on Earth-One during the 1970s, offering their services to New York City District Attorney David Pearson to help capture the Freedom Fighters, who were at that time fugitives because they were believed to have been working with the villainous Silver Ghost. Pearson gave the Crusaders the authority to pursue Uncle Sam and his group after a report that they had caused a blackout in upstate New York.
After a lengthy fight, at the end of which the Crusaders are defeated, the Freedom Fighters ask the Crusaders how they became the comic book heroes of World War II. The group revealed that the Americommando had approached a group of young comic book collectors at a convention (Marvin, Lennie, Arch, and Roy) and had offered to recreate them as his former teammates, using a special device to transform them into their superpowered identities.
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- Dootone Records: Doo Wop, Volume 3 released: 1998
Dootone Records: Doo Wop, Volume 3
Released 1998- Be Fair
- Trick Knees
- My Big Dream
- Shivers and Shakes
- Going Away Baby
- Chancing My Love
- Strange Love Affair
- Look at a Fool
- Baby Let's Make Some Love
- I've Had You
- So Touch
- Edna
- Please Don't Stop Me
- I Cried All Night
- Hard Time Lover
- Teardrop Eyes
- Baby Drop Top
- Teller of Fortune
- I Don't Want Nobody
- Darling Be Mine
- I Love the Life I Live
- The Cause of a Bad Romance
- My Love Is With You
- I Found Someone
- Back Home Again (feat. Willie Headen)
- Baby Doll
- Zorro
- A Fool's Fortune
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- As Velhas da Kaskata's - Rap released: 1999
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- Images released: 2009
- Gold released: 2007
- Groove Crusade released: 2003
- Rural Renewal released: 2003
- The Crusaders' Finest Hour released: 2000
- Priceless Jazz Collection released: 1998
- Southern Comfort released: 1997
- The Greatest Crusade released: 1995
- The Ultimate released: 1995
- The Crusaders and Beyond... released: 1994
- Live in Japan released: 1993
- The Golden Years released: 1992
- Healing the Wounds released: 1991
- Vocal Album released: 1991
- Life in the Modern World released: 1988
- The Good and Bad Times released: 1986
- Street Life released: 1984
- Ghetto Blaster released: 1984
- Standing Tall released: 1981
- Rhapsody and Blues released: 1980
- Images released: 1978
- Chain Reaction released: 1978
- Free as the Wind released: 1977
- Those Southern Knights released: 1976
- The 2nd Crusade released: 1973
- Unsung Heroes released: 1973
- At Their Best released: 1973
- Hollywood released: 1972
- Crusaders 1 released: 1972
- Pass the Plate released: 1971
- 16 Original World Hits - Golden Gate Collection released:
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- Live in Japan 2003 released:
- Royal Jam released:
- Soul Shadows released:
- The Ultimate Collection released:
- The Best of the Crusaders released:
The Best of the Crusaders
- Street Life
- Inherit The Wind
- Soul Shadows
- Put It Where You Want It
- Don't Let It Get You Down
- Eleanor Rigby From Lighthouse '68
- Honky Tonk Struttin
- Snowflake
- Spiral
- The Hustler
- Better Not Look Down
- Hold On (I Think Our Love Is Changing)
- I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
- This Old World's Too Funky For Me
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by: CrusadersSan Francisco morning coming clear and cold
Don't know if I'm waking or I'm dreaming
Riding with Fats Waller on the Super Chief
He said, musics real, the rest is seeming
Oh, deep pain
Feeling that won't go away
There's the sound of his soul in the air
I can hear it up there
And I know he left those soul shadows
On my mind, on my mind, on my mind
Soul shadows on my mind
On my mind, on my mind
Soul shadows on my mind
On my mind, on my mind
Standing by the window as a fog rolls in
I swear I can hear a far-off music
Jelly Roll is playing down in Storyville
And Satchmo is wailing in Chicago
You ought to heard 'em play
Feelings that won't go away
Left the sound of their souls in the air
I hear out there and I know
They left them soul shadows all on my mind
On my mind, on my mind
They left them soul shadows all on my mind
On my mind, on my mind
They left soul shadows on my mind
They left them shadows on my mind
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