As featured by

Aeroplane Monthly, May 2018

In the process of telling this story, Carr also gives us an overview of military practice and trends in the Mediterranean world from the Crusades through the age of Revolution. This is a good read for anyone unfamiliar with the knights

New York Military Affairs

Enhanced with illustrations, a three page Appendix, six pages of Notes & References, a two page Bibliography, and a six page Index, "The Knights Hospitaller: A Military History of the Knights of St John" is a deftly written, impressively comprehensive history that is thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation. Exceptionally informed and informative, "The Knights Hospitaller" is unreservedly recommended, especially for community and academic library collections.

Read the full review here.

Midwest Book Review

Not knowing much about the period I felt some research was in order, so I tracked down Pen and Sword Books The Knights Hospitaller by John Carr. The book is written in a very easy to read, conversational style and I found it to be most interesting, from beginning to end. This is not a simple listing of historical events, but a more enjoyable journey through the history of the order. Taking the story from the inception of the Knights of Saint John (the order is known by several names, The Knights Hospitaller, The Order of the Knights of Saint John, The Knights of Malta ...) in Outremer, as a protective escort force for Christian pilgrims and hospital, through their more militaristic battle against the Ottoman Empire and right up to charitable organisation in it's modern form.

I would highly recommend the book for anyone interested in medieval knightly orders or the history of the Crusades.

Read the full review here.

Iron Mammoth's Blog, David Drage

Medieval times was a fascinating period of honor, ambition and grotesque violence. It laid the foundation for the Renaissance era which gave birth to humanism and many other philosophies that became the foundation of western civilization. I fully recommend this book as it offers us a valuable opportunity to reexamine medieval history through the lens of the Knights Hospitaller.

Kunwon Saw, Freelance

It is a story well-told, vivid, inspiring and well worth its place both in the mind and on the bookshelf.

Minerva, January/February 2017 - reviewed by Robin Price

Devoted to the history of the Knights of Saint
Jean, from the founding of their monastic order until the taking of Malta by Bonaparte in 1798.
The book takes the form of a narrative strictly
chronological, each chapter on one of the great events of history of the Hospitallers. The importance of "The fleet of Religion", its struggle against the Barbary pirates and the Ottomans is not forgotten either.

VaeVictis, January - February 2017

John's book gives us a rare insight into the monastic order that gave birth to the Knights Hospitaller, charting their history and exploits from their formation to the Napoleonic wars at the end of the eighteenth century. History doesn't get any better than this.

Books Monthly, December 2017– reviewed by Paul Norman