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165 produkter
Age of Charlemagne
Häftad, 1984
161 kr
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An in-depth and fully illustrated examination of Charlemagne's military and empire - and his opponents - from the 8th century to the 10th century AD.Most historians agree that the Carolingian Age, from the 8th to 10th centuries AD, represented one of the most important turning points in European …
Normans
Häftad, 1987
185 kr
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Despite the small geographic extent of Normandy its people played a crucial role in the history of the medieval world.Ferocity, boundless energy, cunning and a capacity for leadership were their heritage, to which modern scholars would add supreme adaptability and a simple piety. Their amazing …
Medieval Scandinavian Armies (2)
1300–1500
Av David Lindholm, David Nicolle
Häftad, 2003
172 kr
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While Scandinavia's 'Viking Age' is one of the most studied aspects of early medieval history, much less has been published about the centuries which followed.Yet the armies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark offer fascinating differences from the rest of medieval Western Europe, both in their …
Carolingian Cavalryman AD 768–987
Häftad, 2005
185 kr
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The army of Charlemagne and his successors enabled the western Franks to recreate what contemporaries regarded as a 'reborn' western Roman empire.Frankish society was well prepared for war, with outstanding communications drawing together the disparate regions of a large empire. The role of mounted …
Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100–1500
Av David Lindholm, David Nicolle
Häftad, 2007
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
161 kr
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This book describes and illustrates the armour, weapons, fortifications and ships of one of the least-known phases of the Medieval Crusades.The expeditions by Scandinavian Catholics against the pagan peoples to the east of the Baltic Sea, resulted in clashes with the Eastern Orthodox Russian …
Medieval Scandinavian Armies (1)
1100–1300
Av David Lindholm, David Nicolle
Häftad, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
162 kr
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While Scandinavia's 'Viking Age' is one of the most studied aspects of early medieval history, much less has been published about the centuries that followed.Yet the armies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark offer fascinating differences from the rest of medieval Western Europe, both in their …
Armies of the Volga Bulgars & Khanate of Kazan
9th–16th centuries
Av Viacheslav Shpakovsky, David Nicolle
Häftad, 2013
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
161 kr
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The Bulgars were a Turkic people who established a state north of the Black Sea.In the late 500s and early 600s AD their state fragmented under pressure from the Khazars; one group moved south into what became Bulgaria, but the rest moved north during the 7th and 8th centuries to the basin of the …
Knight Hospitaller (1)
1100–1306
Häftad, 2001
180 kr
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Unlike their sometime rivals the Templars, the Order of St John of the Hospital of Jerusalem (or the Hospitallers as they are better known) was not created as a result of the First Crusade in 1099.Rather, it was probably established by a group of Italian merchants from Amalfi in the mid-11th …
Mamluks 1250–1517
Häftad, 1993
161 kr
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In Europe the Mamluks of Egypt are remembered as so-called 'Slave Kings' who drove out the Crusaders from the Holy Land; but they were far more than that.Though its frontiers barely changed, the Mamluk Sultanate remained a 'great power' for two and a half centuries. Its armies were the culmination …
Medieval Russian Armies 1250–1500
Av David Nicolle, Viacheslav Shpakovsky
Häftad, 2002
161 kr
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After disastrous defeats at the hands of the Mongols in the 13th century, the Russian principalities became vassals of the Khans of the Golden Horde for more then 200 years.At the same time the western princes faced the German crusaders of the Teutonic Order. Remarkably, Russia responded with a new …
Italian Medieval Armies 1300–1500
Häftad, 1983
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
161 kr
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Mercenaries were a common feature throughout most of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, and had been known far earlier.But nowhere did such a sophisticated system of hiring, payment and organisation of mercenaries develop as it did in Italy. The condottiere – whose name came from the condotta …
Venetian Empire 1200–1670
Häftad, 1989
161 kr
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The story of Venice is, to some extent, separate from that of the rest of Europe. The same could be said of the city's military history and organisation.Early in the 9th century the Venetians defeated Pepin the Frank's attempts to overawe them, and they remained, at least in theory, subject to …
Attila and the Nomad Hordes
Häftad, 1990
185 kr
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Of all the conquerors who swept out of Central Asia, two names stand out in European memory – Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan the Mongol.Both are remembered for massacres and devastation; yet whereas Genghis is also famous for the laws he imposed on half of Asia and for the trade which flourished …
Armies of Islam 7th–11th Centuries
Häftad, 1982
161 kr
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A fully-illustrated, in-depth exploration of early Islamic military forces, their weapons and armour, and the conflicts in which they fought.During the Middle Ages, Islam was Christian Europe's only civilised and most troublesome neighbour; the Middle Ages saw almost continual strife between these …
Cross & Crescent in the Balkans
The Ottoman Conquest of Southeastern Europe (14th - 15th Centuries)
Häftad, 2019
258 kr
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This is NOT just another retelling of the Fall of Constantinople, though it does include a very fine account of that momentous event. It is the history of a quite extraordinary century and a bit which began when a tiny of force of Ottoman Turkish warriors was invited by the Christian Byzantine …
Janissaries
Häftad, 1995
185 kr
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The Janissaries comprised an élite corps in the service of the Ottoman Empire.It was composed of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service; all of whom were converted to Islam and trained under the strictest discipline. In many ways, Jannisaries reflected Ottoman society, which was …
Lake Peipus 1242
Battle of the ice
Häftad, 1996
209 kr
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Featuring superb illustrations throughout, this compact volume examines the battle between the Teutonic Knights and the Russian city-state of Novgorod, led by its inspirational leader Alexandre Nevskii.The Teutonic Knights were a powerful military order, backed with the crusading zeal of Europe, …
Medieval Siege Weapons (1)
Western Europe AD 585–1385
Häftad, 2002
161 kr
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The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare.Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, counter-balances and others.This book reveals how …
Kalka River 1223
Genghiz Khan's Mongols invade Russia
Av David Nicolle, Viacheslav Shpakovsky
Häftad, 2001
221 kr
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A compact, illustrated guide to a key European conquest for one of history's most legendary leaders.In 1221, Genghiz, Great Khan of the Mongols, ordered an armed reconnaissance expedition into Russia commanded by Sübodei Bahadur and Jebei Noyon 'The Arrow'. The consequences for the history of …
Knight Hospitaller (2)
1306–1565
Häftad, 2001
180 kr
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Having campaigned on land during their early existence, the Hospitallers fought mainly at sea from the turn of the 14th century.The emphasis was now on small-scale operations, rather than the crusading invasion that had so often come to grief. Having conquered Rhodes, the Order fortified it and …
Age of Tamerlane
Häftad, 1990
161 kr
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Tamerlane or Timur-i-Lenk ('Timur the Lame') is one of the most extraordinary conquerors in history.In the late 14th century his armies seized huge territories from the borders of Mongolia to Palestine and Anatolia. His passage was marked by massacres that outdid even those of the Mongols for sheer …
Armies of Medieval Russia 750–1250
Häftad, 1999
161 kr
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In the centuries following the first expeditions down the great rivers of northern Russia by Viking traders and adventurers, the foundations for a new state were laid.Many influences combined in this colourful culture which grew up first around the great cities of Kiev and Novgorod – Scandinavian, …
Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars
E-bok, 2024
186 kr
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A fully-illustrated history of Anglo-Saxon England and its conflicts, including the Celts, Picts, Irish, and Vikings, from the 6th through to the 11th century AD. The Arthurian Age; the Celtic Twilight; the Dark Ages; the Birth of England; these are the powerfully romantic names often given to one …
El Cid and the Reconquista 1050–1492
Warfare in Medieval Spain 1050-1492
Häftad, 1988
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
157 kr
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The very name El Cid sums up much of the special character of medieval Spanish warfare.It comes from the Arabic al sayyid, master or chieftain, and seems to have been given to Rodrigo de Vivar by his Muslim foes. But was it given in recognition of El Cid's victories against Islam in the …
Moors
The Islamic West 7th–15th Centuries AD
Häftad, 2001
153 kr
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The high point of medieval Islamic expansion was the 700-year presence of the 'Moors' in Spain and Portugal.The Arab and Berber conquest was followed by the establishment of a richly distinct culture in Andalusia, where for a while Muslim and Christian co-operated as often as they fought. The rise …
Armies of Ivan the Terrible
Russian Troops 1505–1700
Av David Nicolle, Viacheslav Shpakovsky
Häftad, 2006
161 kr
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An insightful exploration of Russian military forces through the 16th and 17th centuries, accompanied by accurate, detailed illustrations.It is generally assumed that the military reforms which propelled Russia into the modern world were due solely to the genius of Peter the Great. In fact, his …
Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300–1774
Häftad, 1983
161 kr
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The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend.Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottomans formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to its knees. During the last decades of the 13th century, the ambitious Osman Bey's tiny mountain state took eight frontier …
Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars
Häftad, 1984
161 kr
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A fully-illustrated history of Anglo-Saxon England and its conflicts, including the Celts, Picts, Irish, and Vikings, from the 6th through to the 11th century AD.The Arthurian Age; the Celtic Twilight; the Dark Ages; the Birth of England; these are the powerfully romantic names often given to one …
Saladin and the Saracens
Armies of the Middle East, 1100-1300
Häftad, 1986
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
161 kr
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Salah al Din Yusif ibn Ayyub, known to his Muslim contemporaries as al Nasi, 'The Victorious', and to an admiring Europe as Saladin, is the most famous single figure in the history of the Crusades.Even better known outside the English-speaking world than his Christian foe Richard the Lionheart, …
Hungary and the fall of Eastern Europe 1000–1568
Häftad, 1988
161 kr
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Although not widely studied in the West, the medieval history of south-eastern Europe is both fascinating and complex.The Kingdom of Hungary was a vast realm, at least the size of France, that endured throughout the Middle Ages whilst the Byzantine Empire was even more extensive and enduring. The …
