The Shield And The Sword: The Knights Of Malta by Ernle Bradford

The order of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem is the most long-lived of the great military orders of knighthood. Originating in a hospice on the road to Jerusalem and officially founded in 1099 during the First Crusade, the Knights of St. John continued to grow in wealth, power, and territory long after they were run out of Jerusalem by victorious Muslim forces. In The Shield and the Sword , Ernle Bradford displays his talents as a master storyteller and great scholar of the Mediterranean, charting the intriguing history of the Knights-from their origins in the Holy Land to their subsequent relocations to Rhodes, the island of Malta, and eventually England. This 1974 Fontana Paperback is in fair condition. Ex Library. Pages tanned.

ISBN: 9780006135760 SKU: 1577977 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1577977
Location: History