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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. Witold Sarnecki is a Polish museum curator who specialises in the medieval armies of Poland. Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s, and has illustrated and written Osprey titles on a wide range of subjects for more than 20 years. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular. He lives in Switzerland, where since 1988 he has also become well known for designing and creating life-size historical figures for museums. Klappentext The history of Poland is a fascinating story of a people struggling to achieve nationhood in the face of internal and external conflict. Poland became a unified Christian state in AD 966 and by the 12th century a knightly class had emerged - a force that was integral to the defence of Poland against increasingly frequent foreign invasions. Intent on crushing rival Christian states, the Templars, Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights all mounted attacks but were beaten back by the Poles, as were invading Mongols and Turks. This book reveals the organisation, equipment and battle histories of the medieval Polish armies as they developed and modernised to emerge as one of the dominant powers of Eastern Europe.This book reveals the fascinating history of a war-torn state as it battled against Crusader knights and invading Mongolian forces to emerge with strong Medieval army that became one of the dominating powers of Eastern Europe. Zusammenfassung The history of Poland is a fascinating story of a people struggling to achieve nationhood in the face of internal and external conflict. Poland became a unified Christian state in AD 966 and by the 12th century a knightly class had emerged - a force that was integral to the defence of Poland against increasingly frequent foreign invasions. Intent on crushing rival Christian states! the Templars! Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights all mounted attacks but were beaten back by the Poles! as were invading Mongols and Turks. This book reveals the organisation! equipment and battle histories of the medieval Polish armies as they developed and modernised to emerge as one of the dominant powers of Eastern Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - overview of medieval Poland · Chronology of major military events · Early Polish armies, 10th-12th Centuries · Campaigns & tactics of early Piast rulers · The Division of the Provinces, 1138-1320 · The 14th Century unification · 15th Century changes · Polish heraldry...
