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Knights of Jerusalem: The Crusading Order of Hospitallers 1100-1565 (World of the Warrior)

Knights of Jerusalem: The Crusading Order of Hospitallers 1100-1565 (World of the Warrior)

by David Nicolle (Author), Dr David Nicolle (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

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Synopsis

The Hospitallers was established by a group of Italian merchants from Amalfi in the mid-11th century as part of a widespread charitable movement to help pilgrims.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 10 Aug 2008
ISBN 10: 1846030803
ISBN 13: 9781846030802

Media Reviews
Knights of Jerusalem: The Crusading Order of Hospitallers 1100-1565 provides a review of one of the more famous Crusading orders of medieval times. It considers the lives and military roles of the Knights Hospitaller in detail from their origins to their many conflicts. Black and white illustrations and color photos and drawings throughout spice a lively survey especially recommended for high school to college-level collections strong in medieval history. --The Bookwatch (October 2008)
Author Bio
Born in 1944, David Nicolle worked in the BBC's Arabic service for a number of years before gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He has written numerous books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, and has been a prolific author of Osprey titles for many years. The author lives in Leicestershire, UK.