The Templars

<p>Arguably one of the most provocative puzzling and misunderstood organizations of medieval times the legendary Knights Templar have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery while inspiring popular culture from Indiana Jones to Dan Brown. In <em>The Templars</em> author Michael Haag offers a definitive history of these loyal Christian soldiers of the Crusades--sworn to defend the Holy Land and Jerusalem but ultimately damned and destroyed by the Pope and his church. A bestseller in the United Kingdom--the first history of the enigmatic warriors to include findings from the Chinon Parchment the long-lost Vatican document absolving the Knights of heresy--<em>The Templars</em> by Michael Haag<em> </em>is fascinating reading.</p>