Teutonic Knights: A Military History
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Book Description
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 crusaders-covers 500 years of European history.
About the Author
William Urban is the Lee L. Morgan professor of history at Monmouth College, Illinois. He specializes in medieval Baltic history and is the author of numerous works in this field, including "Tannenberg and After" (0929700252), "The Prussian Crusade" (0929700287), and "The Baltic Crusade" (0929700104).
Teutonic Knights: A Military History,William Urban,Greenhill Books,1853675350,Ancient - General,Europe - General,Europe, Northern,History,History - Military / War,History, Military,History: World,Institutions & Organizations,Medieval,Military - Other,Military religious orders,Teutonic Knights,To 1500
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