Shield and the Sword: Knights of St. John

ERNLE BRADFORD

Religion & Spirituality

Fontana/Collins

'SIEGE: MALTA,1940-43'

History

Europe

Penguin

Mediterranean

An impressively accessible narrative depicting the three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates)--a critical contest in Xerxes's massive invasion of Greece. The bloody stand made there by Leonidas and his small Spartan army in 480 B.C. has been hailed ever since as an outstanding example of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice.

Thermopylae: The Battle For The West

Ancient Civilizations

Da Capo Press

255 pages of excellent text. An excellent study of the battle for the Pass at Thermopylae in 430 BC. The author has brought vividly to life the people, the deeds, and the times. First Edition.

Year of Thermopylae

Macmillan

Hannibal had long known his fate should the Romans ever lay hands upon him. He had taken an army right through Spain and into what is now France, crossed the Alps (at a time of year when no one believed it possible), and invaded Italy. Then, for 15 years, he used the country as his battlefield and his home, destroying Roman armies with an almost contemptuous ease. For centuries after his death, Roman mothers would frighten their children into behaving by telling them: "Hannibal is at the Gates!" Even today, Hannibal stands as one of the greatest generals in the history of warfare and his battlefield tactics are still studied in military academies all over the world. Ernie Bradford presents a biography, exploring the strategies of his greatest triumphs and showing us Hannibal as the soldier, the general, the statesman and the private man - revealing a personal charisma and leadership ability that makes his presence still felt in every country bordering the Mediterranean.

Hannibal :The General from Carthage

McGraw-Hill Book Company

Modern day Malta is still the main British naval base in the Mediterranean and a NATO headquarters, but its role as a fortress is centuries old. Ernle Bradford first visited Malta in 1942, at a time when it was enduring its second major siege in its history. He returned again in 1951 to research this study of the great siege of 1565 when Suleiman the Magnificent envisioned the important role Malta was destined to fulfill.

The Great Siege

Hodder&Stoughton

Mediterranean: Portrait of a Sea

Hodder and Stoughton

An authoritative history of the Knights of St. John, from Jerusalem to Malta, told by the bestselling author of The Great Siege. Known by many names through their centuries-long career, The Knights Hospitaller of Saint John dedicated themselves to defending the poor and sick. First formed in Jerusalem during the Crusades of the eleventh century, the Order of Saint John grew in wealth and power rivaled only by the Knights Templar. They survived exile from the Holy Land, settling first in Rhodes and then in Malta, which they famously defended against the Ottoman Empire’s epic invasion of 1565. Even after losing Malta to Napoleon Bonaparte two centuries later, the Order of Saint John continued its mission.   Ernle Bradford, whose bestselling book The Great Siege recounts their historic battle for Malta, follows the Knights of Saint John through centuries of war, politics, rivalry, and perseverance in The Shield and the Sword.

The Shield and the Sword: The Knights of St. John

Collectible. Stated First Edition. 1973.Author: Ernle BradfordPublisher: Dutton. 245 pages.

The shield and the sword: The Knights of St. John, Jerusalem, Rhodes, and Malta

Dutton

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