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Medieval Polish Armies 966-1500

By David Nicolle , Gerry Embleton , Witold Sarnecki

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2008
ISBN
1846030145, 9781846030147
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3660152 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Pages
48\51
Time added
2013-12-22 00:47:42

Description

The history of Poland is a fascinating study of a people struggling to achieve nationhood in the face of internal and external enemies. 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 defense 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 organization, equipment and battle histories of the medieval Polish armies as they developed and modernized to emerge as one of the dominant powers of Eastern Europe.

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