Morton's detailed monograph is a most welcome addition to the paucity of Anglophone studies on this important military order. . Morton's book has gone a long way to reclaiming the Teutonic Knights' rightful place as one of the three houses that so influenced events in the thirteenth-century Holy Land. MEDIAEVISTIK A very useful guide ... Read moreto the politics of the kingdom of Jerusalem in the thirteenth century, [which] will fill gaps in many a reading list. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW An extremely impressive study offering a number of new insights. [Its] thoroughness is impressive. The appendices, which list masters, properties, crops, marshals, and grand commanders, are especially helpful. Grounded in the sources and informed by perceptive analysis, this is a rare work that delivers everything that its title promises. For students of the military orders, it is an extremely valuable contribution. SPECULUM Morton is a sure-footed and reliable guide. His grasp of the issues is sound and his familiarity with both sources and bibliography hard to fault. [...] Well-organised, comprehensive and judicious, Morton's book is a welcome addition to the literature on the military orders. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY A scholarly analysis [and] a very thorough history. MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW Show Less