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 800-pound gorillas in the room that could make the establishment of a New Knights Templar difficult are nation states. One could easily make the argument that the history of mankind has been a violent one. In ancient times, kings and queens could send their empires to war or order the execution of a […]
View Post Betting and Gaming Act, French L. MacLean, Gewaltmonopol des Staates, Magna Carta, Max Weber, Monopoly of Power of the State, New Knights Templar, Politics as a Vocation, The Fifth Field, The Lions of Rojava, The Unlawful Games ActA New Knights Templar? Part 2

Certain conditions would have to exist before a New Knights Templar be formed in such a way that it could endure for the long haul, as the battle against militant Islam will not be won in the near future – in fact, it may become the Second Hundred Years War. A New Knights Templar […]
View Post Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, French L. MacLean, Imam Syed Soharwardy, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, jihadists, militant Islam, New Knights Templar, Pope Francis, Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi, Second Hundred Years War, The Fifth FieldThe Fifth Field Wins the Lieutenant General Richard G. Trefry Award

LTG Richard G. Trefry, Inspector General of the United States Army (June 18, 2014) The Army Historical Foundation has recognized two authors for 2013 with the Lieutenant General Richard G. Trefry Award for their contributions to the literature on the history of the U.S. Army. Colonel French L. MacLean was honored for his book, The Fifth Field: […]
View Post Army Historical Foundation 2013 Lieutenant General Richard G. Trefry Award for Writing Excellence, French L. MacLean, Richard G. Trefry, Rick Atkinson, The Fifth Field