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The Templars | 
 enlarge | Author: Piers Paul Read
Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
Category: Book
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Rating:  24 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: Da Capo Press Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 030681496X
Dewey Decimal Number: 271.7913
EAN: 9780306814969
ASIN: 030681496X
Publication Date: February 21, 2006
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Condition: Evidence of a label having been removed from the rear cover otherwise the book remains in Very Good condition.
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 A weak historian August 19, 2008
I was very dissapointed with "The Templars". The author doesn't appear to be a historian and therefore the book conveys a sense that this may not be an entirely accurate account. Immediately there were two small points which I noticed contradicted other historical accounts I have read recently. The first chapters mix myth and reality regarding the Judeo-Christian teachings. Quotes from other historians are thrown in within the text as if this was an undergraduate essay. Also, the entire first part of the book makes no mention of the Knights Templar!
 Must read May 2, 2008
The Author did good research about the subject.Finally today the Church confess delusions about the Templars.They were false accused by Pope Clement V and King Philip in 1312 and unfortunately the Order was destroyed.Interest in the Knights Templar is growing exponentially and today we now they fought bravely for the cross in the Holy Land.Piers Paul Read aim in this book has been to uncover the truth about the Order and he succeeded.
 A book on the Templars with no Templars? February 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to be honest I was very disappointed with this book. So much text and so much history but very little of it on the Templars. It starts off with asking readers to know a little about the Crusades which is useful background as all the names that are introduced can get bewildering, but in all honesty it should be named as a history of the crusades. Especially early on it touches very little on the Templars and really provides a more general overview of the Crusades. And there are so many books out there that do it much better.
A better book would have focused on the Templars, tried to give some rationale and more insight into some of the charactors. Sadly I have gained very little insight into the Templars reading this book.
 History as it Should Be Written January 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ask any schoolboy to give you his version of what a knight looks like and the chances are he will say that a knight wears chainmail, a helmet and a white surcoat with a red cross emblazoned on it. A pretty good description of what a Templar Knight would have looked like to us, had we been there at the time they were joining the crusades to protect pilgrims and save the Holy Land from attacks by the infidels.
Their Order rose to be one of the most powerful in the Western World, until their wealth and power began to frighten people in high places, no less in fact than the French King, who accused the Order of heresy and even immorality. He extracted confessions from the senior members of the order, through torture and even burning at the stake.
Most of the senior members of the Order were murdered and the few who escaped scattered across Europe.
This is an excellent book, descriptive and well written. Nothing like the dusty, dry volumes that I read in large numbers in sixth form college, more years ago than I would care to remember. This book is exciting and has the pace to grip the reader like a novel would, rather than a book with factual content. The truth well told will always beat fiction, at least in my book it will.
Very good, recommended July 27, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I believe this is a good read and you should perhaps ignore the 1 or 2 star reviews and that do not give a constructive criticism for this book. Perhaps this book may disaapoint those who want a difintive guide to the Templars but we cannot forget that you have to the Templars in the context in which they are set, along with other orders and religions. The writing is not at all pro-catholic as someone has written;in fact the balance of the book is very sound and does not seem to have any bias at all- its very refreshing. In fact one of the most enjoyable aspects of the book is the way Read considers many scholars opinions when discussing events and not just give his own judgements based upon political and religious motive. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and whereas it may not be considered the absolute authority on the Templars its a very good overview of the history of early Christinity, Islam and the Crusades. From this book I have a deeper interest and knowledge of historical characters ......Read lets us make us our own judgement based upon the facts we know and not political bias.....Read questions several myths about historical characters which is really interesting. I think its a great book and I recommend it....
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