Pirates and the Lost Templar Fleet: The Secret Naval War Between the Knights Templar and the Vatican

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Summary: Impressive objective historical research and insights
Review: Childress, independent historian and adventurer, has really done his best to provide a thorough, insightful exploration of the history of the Knights Templar. This necessarily covers many other vital historical issues, from the crusades and Islamic "Assassins" to the Scottish Rite Masons and the American Revolution. Childress examines the interactions of the Templars with the Assassins during the crusades as well as with European Monarchies over successive centuries. He provides much detail and many photos and pictures regarding the cartographic resources of the Templars. A full examination of the identity of Christopher "Columbus" is provided, and readers will even discover which Templar leader was one of several persons to be "President" of the U.S.A. prior to the ratification of the Constitution and election of George Washington. This author is very rational and attempts to be objective about important historical issues, making his book on the Templars one of the best. Whether you are new to this topic or have read other works, this book is informative and highly readable.

Rating:
Summary: Impressive objective historical research and insights
Review: Childress, independent historian and adventurer, has really done his best to provide a thorough, insightful exploration of the history of the Knights Templar. This necessarily covers many other vital historical issues, from the crusades and Islamic "Assassins" to the Scottish Rite Masons and the American Revolution. Childress examines the interactions of the Templars with the Assassins during the crusades as well as with European Monarchies over successive centuries. He provides much detail and many photos and pictures regarding the cartographic resources of the Templars. A full examination of the identity of Christopher "Columbus" is provided, and readers will even discover which Templar leader was one of several persons to be "President" of the U.S.A. prior to the ratification of the Constitution and election of George Washington. This author is very rational and attempts to be objective about important historical issues, making his book on the Templars one of the best. Whether you are new to this topic or have read other works, this book is informative and highly readable.

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Summary: Rehashed, and not really anything new
Review: I came to this book thinking that I would find some link between the Knights Templar and Pirates, but boy was I looking in the wrong place. The author had maybe 20 pages of new stuff and the rest of the book was a rehash on every other Templar Treasure book out there. And then just to piss you off, he never gives you any evidence that the Templars were in fact the Pirates. Do yourself a favor and go read the 20 pages about the pirates in a bookstore and save some cash.



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Summary: What happened to these ships and their treasures?
Review: Pirates & The Lost Templar Fleet: The Secret Naval War Between The Knights Templar & The Vatican by David Hatcher Childress is an informed and informative study, an impressive history which opens new interpretations and possibilities between the lines of the official records. When the Templars were disbanded by papal order in 1307, their great fleet disappeared from its base at La Rochelle. What happened to these ships and their treasures? Pirates & The Lost Templar Fleet explores a number of fascinating possible theories, including the hypothesis that some Templars reached Canada 100 years before Columbus -- who perhaps had Templar maps in his possession when he set sail. Black-and-white illustrations embellish this amazing and iconoclastic study and theoretical reconstruction of the unknown. Also very highly recommended are three other thematically related titles from Adventures Unlimited Press: The History Of The Knights Templar; The Tamplars' Legacy In Montreal, The New Jerusalem; and Nostradamus And The Lost Templar Legacy.

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Summary: What happened to these ships and their treasures?
Review: Pirates & The Lost Templar Fleet: The Secret Naval War Between The Knights Templar & The Vatican by David Hatcher Childress is an informed and informative study, an impressive history which opens new interpretations and possibilities between the lines of the official records. When the Templars were disbanded by papal order in 1307, their great fleet disappeared from its base at La Rochelle. What happened to these ships and their treasures? Pirates & The Lost Templar Fleet explores a number of fascinating possible theories, including the hypothesis that some Templars reached Canada 100 years before Columbus -- who perhaps had Templar maps in his possession when he set sail. Black-and-white illustrations embellish this amazing and iconoclastic study and theoretical reconstruction of the unknown. Also very highly recommended are three other thematically related titles from Adventures Unlimited Press: The History Of The Knights Templar; The Tamplars' Legacy In Montreal, The New Jerusalem; and Nostradamus And The Lost Templar Legacy.

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Summary: Repetitive and unrevealing
Review: This book is typical of Childress' books--mildly entertaining, but ultimately vaccuous. Chldress gives credence to every half-baked rumor and legend while failing to provide any level of decent support for his basic premise. If you're soldiered through his some of his other books you'll find material virtually rehashed word for word. If you like a collage of hodge podge stories and fabrications, you'll have fun enough but don't expect much in the way of substance.