The Monks of War: The military religious orders Seward Desmond
The Monks of War: The military religious orders Seward Desmond The Templars. The Teutonic Knights.Even after almost a thousand years, the names of the great religious orders still resonate, inspiring…
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The Monks of War: The military religious orders Seward Desmond
The Templars. The Teutonic Knights.Even after almost a thousand years, the names of the great religious orders still resonate, inspiring legends and myths in equal measure.But this is their real story.During the Crusades groups of military religious orders emerged across Europe who were to turn into the storm troopers of the savage fight against Islam. The Hospitallers.
Along the way, they accumulated huge influence, wealth, glory and power. Part monastery, part barracks, at their bases they moulded their recruits into formidable fighting men dedicated to their cause. Through force of arms, they re-shaped a continent, and in charitable works their legacy lives on to this day.The Monks of War is the finest general history of the orders yet written.Praise for The Monks of War: 'Undeniably the work of someone who