Teutonic Knights: A Military History

Teutonic Knights: A Military History

This major new book surveys the gripping history of the knights and their order and relates their rise to power; their struggles against Prussian pagans; the series of wars against Poland and Lithuania; the clash with Alexander Nevsky's Russia; and the gradual stagnation of the order in the fourteenth century. The book is replete with dramatic episodes--such as the battle on frozen Lake Peipus in 1242, or the disaster of Tannenberg--but focuses primarily on the year-after-year struggle to maintain power, fend off incursions and raiding bands, and launch crusades against unbelieving foes. A major new history of this military order that defines the lives, deeds and actions of medieval German crusadersâ€”covers 500 years of European history.

Country	USA
Author	William Urban
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Greenhill Books
EAN	9781853675355
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
IsAutographed	0
ISBN	1853675350
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
IsMemorabilia	0
Label	Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
Manufacturer	Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
MPN	9781853675355
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	288
PartNumber	9781853675355
PublicationDate	2003-02-01
Publisher	Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
Studio	Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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