Well, Yusuf, are you sure you want to be a soldier?' 'I'll do my best, Uncle.' When Yusuf left for Aleppo to learn to fight under General Shirkuh, no one knew what this young man would do with his life. But years later, Yusuf became the great and chivalrous general Saladin—the man who helped unite the Muslims to reclaim the holy city of Jerusalem from the Franks. This is his story...