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A review by khazlettwrites
The Tragedy of the Templars: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States by Michael Haag
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
I'm not a fan of religious history, so I found this difficult to engage with. It's also 350 pages wherein its main topic, the Templars, aren't actually brought up until Part 3, over 100 pages in. I prefer a more direct approach to a topic.
While not a good book for me, I WOULD RECOMMEND to those with more interest in religious history and the history of the Templars with a large amount of context provided around their founding and what brought the Holy Land to where it was at their founding after the First Crusade. The book is well written, but very dense. And while it takes forever to get to the point of the title, everything leading up to that point is historically relevant and puts things into context.
While not a good book for me, I WOULD RECOMMEND to those with more interest in religious history and the history of the Templars with a large amount of context provided around their founding and what brought the Holy Land to where it was at their founding after the First Crusade. The book is well written, but very dense. And while it takes forever to get to the point of the title, everything leading up to that point is historically relevant and puts things into context.