Istoriia rytsarei Mal'ty. Tysiacha let - Bredford E.

Prominent British historian Ernn bradford, a specialist in the Mediterranean, vividly and vividly described in his book the history of the Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta. Starting with the founding of the Order by Brother Gerard during the Crusades, the author traces his ups and downs over many centuries of existence, tells how the Order wandered the world after the expulsion from Jerusalem, then from Rhodes and Malta. The military prowess of the Order reached the highest point when the Knights achieved a stunning victory over the Turks, justifying their name shield of Europe. Napoleon banished the knights from their last island home, Malta. It would seem that the order was over. But no. The Order of St. John, like a Phoenix bird, was revived from the ashes and continues to exist to this day.