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Teutonic Knights by William Urban (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Teutonic Knights : A Military History, Paperback by Urban, William, ISBN 1848326203, ISBN-13 9781848326200, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Written in accessible style, this narrative history of the Knights of the Teutonic Order sheds light on medieval politics and on the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the military of the time. Appendices profile major figures in the history of the Teutonic Order up to 1525. Th is illustrated with b&w photos of artifacts and historical sites, as well as b&w historical illustrations and maps. It is distributed in North America by Casemate. This is reprint of the 2003 edition. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-101848326203
ISBN-139781848326200
eBay Product ID (ePID)105265310
Product Key Features
Book TitleTeutonic Knights
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicModern / 16th Century, Institutions & Organizations, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / General, Europe / Medieval, Military
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorWilliam Urban
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsWritten in accessible style, this narrative history of the Knights of the Teutonic Order sheds light on medieval politics and on the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the military of the time. Appendices profile major figures in the history of the Teutonic Order up to 1525.
SynopsisThe Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. Their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning and struggle. Feared by their enemies but respected by medieval Christendom, the knights and their Order maintained a firm hold over the Baltic and northern Germany and established a formidable regime which flourished across Central Europe for 300 years. 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 knights' struggle to maintain power, fend off incursions and raiding bands and to launch crusades against unbelieving foes. And it was the crusade which chiefly characterized and breathed life into this Holy Order. William Urban's narrative charts the rise and fall of the Order and, in an accessible and engaging style, throws light on a band of knights whose deeds and motives have long been misunderstood.
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- Oct 30, 2019
great book highlighting a key time in the history of the west. Fascinating to read, well written with a solid, easy to follow narrative style.
Great quality, timely delivery, great book! ThanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
