Last Years Of The Teutonic Knights

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Lithuania, Poland And The Teutonic Order

The challenge facing the Teutonic Knights in the late 1300s was how to survive in a rapidly changing world. The action in this compelling account takes place across a vast sweep of central and eastern Europe, in what are now Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Germany. There are bloody battles; fascinating characters; intrigue; betrayals; sex; unexpected twists of fate; religious heresy and a smattering of saints.
Central to the story are three fascinating and complex rulers: Jagiełło of Poland, Vytautas of Lithuania and Sigismund, King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor. And as so often in history the great turning point at the heart of the tale is marked by a decisive battle, the crushing defeat for the Teutonic Knights and their allies at Tannenberg in 1410.
The troubled history of the region through the centuries and in the more recent past has meant that historians have often viewed the period through distinctly nationalistic eyes. William L Urban, an internationally respected authority on the history of European warfare, brings a different perspective and has created a fascinating account of these turbulent times.