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The Tragedy of the Templars : The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States Paperback - 2013
by Michael Haag
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- Title The Tragedy of the Templars : The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States
- Author Michael Haag
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Condition New
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York
- Date 2013
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0062059750I2N00
- ISBN 9780062059758 / 0062059750
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.01 x 1.24 in (22.89 x 15.27 x 3.15 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Christianity and other religions - Islam, Crusades
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014397588
- Dewey Decimal Code 271.791
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From the rear cover
Founded on Christmas Day 1119 in Jerusalem, the Knights Templar was a religious order of fighting knights dedicated to defending the Holy Land and Christian pilgrims in the decades after the First Crusade. Legendary for their bravery and dedication, the Templars became one of the wealthiest and most powerful bodies of the medieval world--and the chief defenders against the growing Muslim military campaign to reimpose foreign rule on a Christian society.
In The Tragedy of the Templars, historian Michael Haag explores the rise and fall of the Templars against the background story of the Crusader venture in the Holy Land, which even after four centuries of Muslim occupation had remained a predominantly Christian community with whom settlers from the West intermarried and created a distinctive civilization.
A stirring work of historical investigation, The Tragedy of the Templars masterfully details the conflicts and betrayals that sent the Knights Templar spiraling from domination and power to being burned alive at the stake.
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- Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2013, Page 0
- Library Journal, 09/01/2013, Page 125
- Publishers Weekly, 06/17/2013, Page 0