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Informationen zum Autor David Nicolle is Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Medieval Studies, Nottingham University. He is the author of numerous books on aspects of medieval military history, including many for Osprey. Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK. Klappentext The Military Order of Teutonic Knights was one of the three most famous Crusading Orders, on a par with the Templars and the Hospitallers. Originally focusing on the preservation of the Crusader States in the Middle East, after the loss of their Middle Eastern enclaves in the 13th century, the Knights turned their attention to the Baltic. Over the next two centuries Northern Crusades were conducted against pagan Prussians and Lithuanians and, to a lesser extent, against Orthodox Russia. This title uses detailed illustrations and photographs to bring to life the appearance, beliefs and battle experience of the Teutonic Knights.Discover the history of the Teutonic Knights who stand alongside the Templars and Hospitallers as the most famous knights in history. Reveals their crusading zeal and battle history which took them from the Middle East to Eastern Europe. Zusammenfassung The Military Order of Teutonic Knights was one of the three most famous Crusading Orders! on a par with the Templars and the Hospitallers. Originally focusing on the preservation of the Crusader States in the Middle East! after the loss of their Middle Eastern enclaves in the 13th century! the Knights turned their attention to the Baltic. Over the next two centuries Northern Crusades were conducted against pagan Prussians and Lithuanians and! to a lesser extent! against Orthodox Russia. This title uses detailed illustrations and photographs to bring to life the appearance! beliefs and battle experience of the Teutonic Knights. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Chronology · Organization · Recruitment · Belief and Belonging · Appearance and Equipment · Training and campaigning · The Experience of Battle · Collections and Significant Historical Locations · Bibliography · Colour Plate Commentary · Index...
