The Last years of the Teutonic Knights: Lithuania, Poland and the Teutonic Order

Collection:
Sklaidos publikacijos / Dissemination publications
Document Type:
Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Last years of the Teutonic Knights: Lithuania, Poland and the Teutonic Order
Authors:
Urban, William L
Publication Data:
Barnsley : Greenhill Books, 2019.
Pages:
xvi, 334 p
Contents:
List of Plates & Maps — Preface — A Note on Names — Introduction — Chapter 1. The Balance of Forces in Central Europe — Chapter 2. Piracy, Saintly Visions, and Challenges from Germany — Chapters 3. The Samogitian Revolt — Chapter 4. The Battle of Tannenberg — Chapter 5. The Peace of Thorn — Chapter 6. The Council of Constance — Chapter 7. New Crises — Chapter 8 The Old Order Passeth — Chapter 9. Hussite Invasions and Internal Dissent — Chapter 10. The Thirteen Years War, 1450-1463 — Chapter 11. Lithuania, Poland and the Teutonic Order in the Late 1400s — Chapter 12. The Reformation — Chapter 13. What Did It All Mean? — Recommended Reading — Index.
Subject Category:
LT
13 amžius - 1569. Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė. LDK; Tarptautiniai konfliktai. Karai / International conflicts. Wars; Lenkija (Poland); Lietuva (Lithuania).
Reviews:
Recenzija leidinyje Ordines Militares. 2019, 24, p. 389-391
Summary / Abstract:

ENThe Battle of Grunwald was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and was the most important in the histories of Poland and Lithuania. It was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish-Lithuania-Teutonic War between the alliance of the Kingdom of Poland (led by King Jagiello) and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (led by Grand Duke Vytautas) against the German-Prussian Teutonic Knights (led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen) and with the assistance of Sigismund, then King of Hungary and Croatia. The Teutonic Knights, a crusading military order, were defeated and most of their leaders were killed or taken prisoner. This defeat would mark the beginning of their decline and they would never again regain their former power. Following the battle, the balance of power shifted in Central and Eastern Europe and so came the rise of the Polish-Lithuanian union as the dominant political and military force. In this compelling account the action takes place in Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia and Germany. There are bloody battles; fascinating characters; intrigue; betrayals; sex; unexpected twists of fate; religious heresy and a smattering of saints. There is also the monumental end of one era making way for the beginning of another. Written by William L Urban, an internationally respected authority on the history of European warfare, while there has long been interest on the crusades outside of the Holy Land, this book is unique in the sheer breadth and depth of its research.

ISBN:
9781784383572
Subject:
Istorija / History
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2022-06-15 16:13:03
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