Knight's Battles 9781528968157, 9781528935173

In 1938, it was becoming obvious that twenty years of political ineptitude meant that the 'war to end wars' wa

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Knight's Battles
9781528968157, 9781528935173

I was sent by my government to check out a place that had declared its independence and which was seeking practical aid

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Belligerent warmongers or saintly monks? This book surveys the Knights Templar, exploring the controversies that still s

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The history of the Knights Templars is a remarkable story of triumphs and defeats, marked with controversies and tragedy

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This major new book surveys the gripping history of the knights and their order and relates their rise to power; their s

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In the first play he produced on his own behalf, Aristophanes launched a violent attack on Cleon, the leading politician

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The story of Thermopylae, the famous last stand of the Greco-Persian Wars: how it was fought, how it has been remembered

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A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played

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