History - Military - Medieval
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The Crusades: The World's DebateHilaire Belloc (1870-1953)--one of the most prominent Catholic authors of his time--gives a common sense explanation of why the Crusades were necessary, and why they ultimately failed. He argues that the personal and strategic failings of the First Crusade's leaders led to the establishment...
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The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First CrusadeIn her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned...
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The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the WorldCundill Prize FinalistA Financial Times Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Five Books Book of the Year The Mongols are known for one thing: conquest. But in this first comprehensive history of the Horde, the western portion of the Mongol empire...
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The Old English ChronicleA thousand years of English history, encapsulating invasions, the rise and fall of kings, and religious events Among the vernacular historical writings of early medieval England, the Old English Chronicle holds a prominent place, providing not only a backbone of English history from the...
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The Sea-King and the Sorceress: Life and Death in the Viking AgeFrom the acclaimed author of Children of Ash and Elm, an intimate, continent-spanning human journey through the Viking world. "[Price] has a talent for visual reconstruction; it's like being with him on these digs, watching as ancient secrets are revealed. Nearly every page brings...
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The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy WarriorsAn instant New York Times bestseller, from the author of Crusaders, that finally tells the real story of the Knights Templar--"Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read." (The Times, Book of the Year) A faltering war in the middle east. A...
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The Two Swords of Christ: Five Centuries of War Between Islam and the Warrior Monks of ChristendomThe definitive account of the warrior-monks who stood as Christendom's shield against centuries of relentless Islamic aggression and a superlative example of Muscular Christianity for an era marred by effete and effeminized forms of the faith. In this magisterial history, Raymond Ibrahim chronicles the...
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Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and SagasViking Language 1, Third Edition is a new method for teaching Old Norse, the language of the Vikings and their runes. This innovative new book takes the reader on a journey through Viking Age Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, and the Baltic lands. From...
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Vikings: Culture of Discovery and PlunderA colourful exploration into the history, training, weapons, lifestyles and legacy of the Vikings. From Norway to Sicily, Russia to Ireland and across the Atlantic to North America, the Vikings traversed the globe in their pursuit of land and plunder. Renowned as merciless raiders...
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