The Knights Hospitaller : a military history of the Knights of St John /

The Knights of St John evolved during the Crusades from a monastic order providing hostels for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. The need to provide armed escorts to the pilgrims began their transformation into a Military Order. Their fervour and discipline made them an elite component of m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carr, John C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2016.
Temas:
Knights of Malta > History.
Knights of Malta
Hospitalers > History.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Hospitalers
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Unfinished business
  • Birth of a military order
  • Europe and the Middle East in the twelfth century
  • Gaining experience
  • The horns of blood
  • 'In Vi Sancti Spiritus'
  • Exodus
  • Back to square one
  • Rhodes : the good years
  • Rhodes : the sieges
  • The order in Europe
  • Malta and Lepanto
  • The navy of the religion
  • The price of Louis' head
  • Swords into ploughshares
  • Back to the wars
  • Epilogue.

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