Honorius Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 Im sorry if this topic isnt meant to be here but i didnt know where else to post it... Do any of you guys know any good books on the knights of the Hospital-Knights of St John who were in the crusades and on the island of rhodes and malta... And any good boooks on the battle of Lepanto thanx.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jagatt Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Im sorry if this topic isnt meant to be here but i didnt know where else to post it... Do any of you guys know any good books on the knights of the Hospital-Knights of St John who were in the crusades and on the island of rhodes and malta... And any good boooks on the battle of Lepanto thanx.. Are you looking for books on coins of the Knights of Malta or general Books on the Knight themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorius Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Just books on the hospitallers in general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neos Dionysos Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Just books on the hospitallers in general This ought to get ya on a good start... scroll down... they list A LOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorius Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 hey thanks for the link Neos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil25 Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Osprey - who publish a wide range of military books in the UK, have a cheap and colourful book on this subject (maybe two). It provides pictures of the knight's clothing and also a fairly reliable text on the history of the Order. There was a new title on Lepanto (hardback in the UK about 2 years ago) which I have, but cannot find. I'll try to look it out. As i recall it was a good read. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divi Filius Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) I personally would recommend, for general Crusade history, the Crusades by Jonathan-Ryle. He gives a pretty good history of the hospitallers, greatly into context and how they eventually militarized. The book however does not go much into the military aspects of it. It tends to focus much more on the social aspects of the church at the time, organization of the military(numbers) etc. Edited January 23, 2006 by Divi Filius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 I personally would recommend, for general Crusade history, the Crusades by Jonathan-Ryle. Do you mean Jonathan Riley-Smith? cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divi Filius Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Yes. Indeed I have to admit the book is dull, and his page by page account of the organization of the churches and social and military institutions of the Crusade almost put me to sleep at some point, but nevertheless they are very well detailed and documented. This includes the info on the Hospitallers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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