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Title: Knights of Christ (Men at Arms, 155) by Terence Wise ISBN: 0-85045-604-5 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: November, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good general history of the military orders of monks.
Comment: Please ignore the usual Amazon anti-catholic smear in the editorial review that attempts to insinuate that the church created these orders of military monks to protect its wealth.
The truth is that the church did not create these orders. For example, the Teutonic Knights were created by German merchants in the Holy Land as a hospital for German crusaders.
Anyway, this volume is a good read for both the casual historian and the serious scholar. While it is by no means exhaustive, it is a good place to begin for those who wish to find out more about the selfless, devoted men who dedicated their lives to serving God and his church.
The color plates are average, Osprey has certainly produced better.
Overall, I recommend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent overview
Comment: this book gives an excellent, although very brief, overview of the medieval military orders. All the usual suspects (Teutonic Knights, Templars etc.) are here, but also some of the lesser know (mostly Iberian) orders. My only critique would be that the color plates lack variety in showing almost excusively the three dominant orders.
Rating: 5
Summary: Definitely a good book.
Comment: Generally, I like all of the Osprey Men-At-Arms books, but this is one of my favorites, considering I'm particularly interested in the crusades and knights of the period. This book gives you a very good overview of the history of the templars, providing a lot of nice images to give you a feel for how things looked. I'd definitely recommend it. As with the other books in this series, they're too brief if you're looking for very detailed and in-depth information-- But as an introduction, a suppliment, or just for general interest, it's absolutely wonderful!
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Title: Armies of the Crusades (Men at Arms Series, 75) by Terence Wise ISBN: 0850451256 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: May, 1978 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Knight Hospitaller: 1100-1306 (Warrior, 33) by David Nicolle, Christa Hook ISBN: 1841762148 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Saladin and the Saracens Armies of the Middle East 1100-1300 (Men-At-Arms Series, No 171) by David Nicolle ISBN: 0850456827 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: March, 1986 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Knight Hospitaller (2): 1306-1565 (Warrior, 41) by David Nicolle, Christa Hook, Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1841762156 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Byzantine Armies Ad 1118-1461 (Osprey Men-At-Arms Series, No 287) by Ian Heath, Angus McBride, Ian Health ISBN: 1855323478 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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