Teutonic Knight Vs Lithuanian Warrior: The Crusade 1283–1435 Mark Galeotti Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Featuring Full-Colour Artwork Maps And Carefully Chosen Illustrations This Exciting Book Investigates The Teutonic Knights Their Lithuanian Foes During Epic Crusade Were A Military Order Committed To Spreading Christendom Eastwards Into Non-Christian Realms Of Baltic Russia They Progressively Extended Control Across Various Feuding Tribes Until Confronted Grand Duchy Lithuania Relatively Well-Organized Cohesive State Fully Illustrated Fighting Men On Both Sides Assessing Origins Tactics Armament Combat Effectiveness In Three Clashes Battle Voplaukis (1311) Triggered By Major Invasion Newly Christianized Lands Saw Defeat Numerous But Poorly Equipped Raiders Once Had Brought Them As Result Lithuanians Would Begin Prepare For Full-Scale Warfare Siege Kaunas (1362) Was Month-Long Investment First Brick-Built Castle Constructed Grunwald (1410) Forces Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Fielding Now Almost Comparable Those Broke Armies From Which Never Really Recover Lively Study Lifts Veil These Formidable Medieval Warriors Battles That Shaped World Σελίδες: 80 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0530 Διαστάσεις: 18 4X18 4Cm