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OverviewBy 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order’s meddling in the internal politics of its neighbours. In June 1410 King Wladislaw Jagiello of Poland invaded the Order’s territory with a powerful allied army including all the enemies of the Teutonic Knights – Poles, Lithuanians, Russians, Bohemians, Hungarians, Tartars and Cossacks. This book recounts how, when the armies clashed on the wooded, rolling hills near the small village of Tannenberg, the Teutonic Knights suffered a disastrous defeat from which their Order never recovered. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Turnbull (Author) , Richard HookPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: No.122 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.316kg ISBN: 9781841765617ISBN 10: 1841765619 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 30 May 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction/Chronology/Opposing Commanders/Opposing Armies/Opposing Plans/The Tannenberg/Grunwald Campaign/Aftermath/The Battlefield Today/Bibliography/IndexReviewsAuthor InformationStephen Turnbull is recognised as one of the world's foremost military historians of the medieval and early modern periods. He first rose to prominence as a result of his book published in 1977, The Samurai: A Military History. Since then he has achieved an equal fame in writing about European military subjects and has had over 30 books published. Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, earning an international reputation; and has illustrated more than 30 Osprey titles. Richard is married and lives in Sussex. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |