Knight Hospitaller 13061565 - 2 - Warrior, 41 Author:David Nicolle Having primarily campaigned on land during the early phase of their existence, the Hospitallers fought mainly at sea from the 14th century. The military emphasis was also now on small-scale operations, rather than the all-out crusading invasion that had so often come to grief. Having conquered Rhodes, the Order fortified it and transferred there... more » in 1309. A period of on-off warfare with the Mamluks became full-blown conflict with the Ottomans, who captured Rhodes in 1522, forcing the Hospitallers to transfer to Malta. This book, the second of two, takes a close look at the men who lived and died for the Hospitaller cause in this key period, and the significant political and economic role that the Order played within the Christian empire.« less
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