Teutonic Knights : A Military History

by Urban, William

• ISBN13: 9781853675355
• ISBN10: 1853675350
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Author Biography

William Urban is the Lee L. Morgan professor of history and international studies at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	xi
The Military Orders	1	(8)
The Foundation of the Teutonic Order	9	(14)
War in the Holy Land	23	(8)
The Transylvanian Experiment	31	(10)
The War against Paganism in Prussia	41	(38)
The Crusade in Livonia	79	(30)
Territorial Rivalries with Poland	109	(44)
The Lithuanian Challenge	153	(26)
The Conversion of Lithuania	179	(16)
The Battle of Tannenberg	195	(26)
The Long Decline and the End in the Baltic	221	(38)
The End in Livonia	259	(16)
Summary	275	(4)
Appendix A Major Figures in the History of the Teutonic Order	279	(1)
Appendix B The Grand Masters to 1525	280	(2)
Bibliography	282	(4)
Index	286