The Templars

Piers Paul Read

Da Capo Press, Mar 14, 2006 - History - 384 pages

Examines the history and legacy of the warrior monks, discussing their successful capture of the city of Jerusalem during the Crusades, and their eventual demise.

About the author

Piers Paul Read studied history at Cambridge University and has written twelve acclaimed novels and three works of nonfiction. His novels have won the Hawthornden Prize and the Geoffrey Faber, Somerset Maugham, and James Tait Black awards. He lives in London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Templars
• Author: Piers Paul Read
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2006
• ISBN: 030681496X, 9780306814969
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: History / World