In this companion to The Templars: The History & the Myth, a noted historian expertly recounts the clashes and crashes that sent the religious order of fighter knights, who were dedicated to defen
The first history of the legendary knights since the Vatican momentously released the records of their trial and exoneration Who were the Templars? What was the secret of their wealth and power? W
The Durrell family are immortalised in Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals and its ITV adaptation, The Durrells. But what of the real life Durrells? Why did they go to Corfu in the first plac
From Michael Haag, the international bestselling author of The Templars: The History & the Mythand The Tragedy of the Templars, comes a fascinating account of one of the most mysterious and co
London-based photographer Haag continues his depiction of Egyptian sites with a volume on the ancient city and temple complex in Upper Egypt. Among the places and structures shown are the Avenue of Sp
Using vintage photographs from the second half of the nineteenth century and first half of the twentieth, many of them from private family albums, this book brings to life the world of that vanished A
Cairo is an exploding modern metropolis of eighteen million people that nevertheless preserves within its heart the finest medieval city in the world, its alleys, mosques, and caravanserais the origin
This is a literary, social and political portrait of Alexandria during the first half of the twentieth century, a high-point in its history. Drawing on diaries, letters and interviews, Michael Haag r
This book is a literary, social, and political portrait of Alexandria at a high point of its history. Drawing on diaries, letters, and interviews, Michael Haag recovers the lost life of the city, its
