Although the primary mission of the original Knights Templar was military combat action, relatively few members were combatants. The majority of its adherents acted in support positions to assist the knights and to manage the financial infrastructure of the organization. Once Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a leading Church figure, lent his support, the Templars […]
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The Best Military Theorist

Many students at the National War College – and even a few folks today – have asked me who my favorite military theorist is. Many scholars of military history, strategy and politics have heard of Carl Clausewitz and Sun Tzu and both were indeed influential thinkers. Carl Clausewitz was a German officer and military theorist […]
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