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Knights of the Cross

Author : Tom Harper
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312338701
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Knights of the Cross written by Tom Harper and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knights of the Cross follows Tom Harper's critically acclaimed debut, The Mosaic of Shadows Byzantium, 1098. Two years prior, the legions of armies of the First Crusade were called upon by the Byzantine emperor to reinforce his position as the mightiest power in Christendom. Fighting as mercenaries, and claiming no particular allegiance, their presence was strained within the city walls of Byzantium. But with their differences now settled, the armies of the First Crusade leave the emperor---racing across the vast stretch of Asia Minor, chasing the Turkish armies of the East. As they continue to route the Turks and reclaim the stolen land for Christendom, the powerful armies are quickly halted. On the Syrian border, their advance is blocked before the impregnable walls of Antioch. As winter draws on, they are forced to suffer a fruitless, interminable siege---gnawed upon by famine, and tormented by the Turkish defenders. The perilous season leaves the entire crusade on a precarious verge of collapse. In the midst of this freezing misery, rivalries, and divisions appear. Lines are drawn between the ruling princes; the lords and the men they command; and between the Byzantines fighting alongside the Western crusaders. So when the Norman knight, Drago, is found murdered, his lord, the ruthlessly ambitious Bohemond, charges Demetrios Askiates, unveiler of mysteries, with finding the murderer. As Demetrios investigates further, the trail seems to lead ever deeper into the vipers' nest of jealousy, betrayal, and fanaticism that lies at the heart of the crusade. A separate army of Turkish infidels is sent to relieve Antioch. With danger looming within the crusader ranks, and impending battles headed their direction, time is running out, and Demetrios is forced to work with Bohemond to uncover the killer. And still the walls of Antioch are locked, with no key in sight---and no assurance that once the crusaders are inside, the battles will end. The extraordinary story of the crisis of the First Crusade---a powerful novel of intrigue, sacrifice, savagery, and holy war. An amazing sequel to the acclaimed debut, The Mosaic of Shadows. "Gripping for its portrayal of the crusader leaders . . . this is a great example from a trustworthy historian." ---Independent

The Knights of the Cross

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Knights of the Cross written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Knights of the Cross

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Knights of the Cross written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knights of the Battle of Britain

Author : Chris Goss
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526726521
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Knights of the Battle of Britain written by Chris Goss and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knights Cross of the Iron Cross), known simply as the Ritterkreuz (Knights Cross), was the highest German military award of the Second World War. Instituted on 1 September 1939, to coincide with the German invasion of Poland, it was awarded for leadership, valor or skill. As the war progressed, higher variants were instituted, namely the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, and the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds. Similar in design, but larger, than the Eiserne Kreuz (Iron Cross), and worn around the neck as opposed to on the breast, the border and hanging loop on the Knights Cross were made of pure silver which was marked ‘800. The award was made by a number of German manufacturers. On 3 June 1940, the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz mit Eichenlaub (Knights Cross with Oak Leaves) was instituted, by which time 124 Rittterkreuz had been awarded to all arms of the German military, of which forty-nine had been awarded to Luftwaffe personnel. The first recipient was Generalfeldmarschal Hermann Göring on 30 September 1939; the first Luftwaffe operational Luftwaffe aircrew member recipient, and the fifth overall, was Oberst Robert Fuchs, Kommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26. His award was made on 6 April 1940. The first fighter pilot to receive the Ritterkreuz was Hauptmann Werner Mölders of III Gruppe/Jagdgeschwader 53 (III./JG 53) on 29 May 1940. Only three Luftwaffe officers would receive the Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub in 1940, and all of them were fighter pilots – Mölders on 21 September 1940 (he was then Geschwader Kommodore of JG 51), Major Adolf Galland (Kommodore of JG 26) on 24 September 1940, and Hauptmann Helmut Wick (Kommandeur of I Gruppe/JG 2) on 6 October 1940. Throughout the summer of 1940, many more Luftwaffe members, be they serving on fighter, bomber, dive bomber or reconnaissance units, would receive the Ritterkreuz. Some of these awards were made posthumously, whilst others would learn of their awards whilst a prisoner of war in Britain or, later, in Canada. In this book, the renowned aviation historian Chris Goss provides biographical details of all operational members of the Luftwaffe who received the Ritterkreuz during 1940 or were awarded it as a result of their actions in what became known as the Battle of Britain.

Knights of the Cross; Or, Krzyzacy

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knights of the Cross; Or, Krzyzacy written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS, OR KRZYZACY

Author : HENRYK. SIENKIEWICZ
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033194508
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (945 download)

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Knights of the Cross

Author : Piers Paul Read
Publisher : George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
ISBN 13 : 9780297818892
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Knights of the Cross written by Piers Paul Read and published by George Weidenfeld & Nicholson. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A European conspiracy and a fanatic Catholic sect are behind Piers Paul Reads superb new novel-both a thriller and a love story.

The Knights of the Cross

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781091746954
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book The Knights of the Cross written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-07 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time and scene of the noble story are laid in the middle ages during the conquest of Pagan Lithuania by the military and priestly order of the "Krzyzacy" Knights of the Cross. And the story exhibits with splendid force the collision of race passions and fierce, violent individualities which accompanied that struggle. Those who read it will, in addition to their thrilling interest in the tragical and varied incidents, gain no little insight into the origin and working of the inextinguishable race hatred between Teuton and Slav. It was an unfortunate thing surely, that the conversion of the heathen Lithuanians and Zmudzians was committed so largely to that curious variety of the missionary, the armed knight, banded in brotherhood, sacred and military. To say the least, his sword was a weapon dangerous to his evangelizing purpose. He was always in doubt whether to present to the heathen the one end of it, as a cross for adoration, or the other, as a point to kill with. The romance of Sienkiewicz is perhaps the most interesting and fascinating he has yet produced. It is in the very first rank of imaginative and historical romance.

The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross

Author : Dietrich Maerz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780979796906
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross written by Dietrich Maerz and published by . This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Knight, the Cross, and the Song

Author : Stefan Vander Elst
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812248961
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Knight, the Cross, and the Song written by Stefan Vander Elst and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining English, Latin, French, and German texts, The Knight, the Cross, and the Song traces the role of secular chivalric literature in shaping Crusade propaganda across three centuries.

The Sword and the Green Cross

Author : Tim Wallace-Murphy
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1456714198
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book The Sword and the Green Cross written by Tim Wallace-Murphy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-02-04 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: tumultuous events surrounding the First Crusade and the ensuing centuries of struggle for the conquest of the Holy Land has reverberated throughout the centuries and affected our collective psyche to this date. The Sword and the Green Cross offers a minutely researched analysis of the creation of one of the monastic and military Orders of the period: the Knights of Saint Lazarus. Devoid of the chequered popularity of their contemporary Knights Templar or the Knights of Saint John, the Knights of Saint Lazarus, with their green cross and invariable care of lepers and other afflicted pilgrims, nobles, knights and peasantry, offer the reader a fascinating history of diplomacy, military exploits, survival instinct and a legacy which has permeated throughout time. The book explores the Orders birth in the Outremer, its expansion and Papal sponsorship, its constant interaction with the Templars and the Hospitallers and its tremendous growth in Europe which later justified its lengthy operations on the Continent even though the Holy Land was lost to the Crusades. The book analyses its complete change from a Papal Order to a Monarchical Order under the benign overseeing of the French Kings and dwells at length on the immediate and long term ramifications of the French Revolution and the Orders demise. The Sword and the Green Cross colourfully projects the period in which the Order flourished and illustrates prominent Lazarites from throughout the centuries. It also minutely dissects the modern day revivals of Lazarite organisations worldwide and, by means of hitherto unpublished documentation, sifts through the interpolated myths of such a revival and its magnetic allure to thousands worldwide. With a forward by best-selling author Tim Wallace Murphy, The Sword and the Green Cross is a must read for all history buffs and those into Muslim-Christian relations and chivalry.

The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy" (Historical Romance) by Henryk Sienkiewicz. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Knights of the Cross

Author : Rita Stark
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595457576
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Knights of the Cross written by Rita Stark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It' s the eleventh century and Islam, born from the sands of the Arabian Desert, has spread from Syria to Spain. Muslims now rule a large part of what was once the Roman Empire. Eude de Châtillon, a monk at the monastery of Cluny, France, does not like what he sees. He leads expeditions to free Spain from its Muslim rulers. When he becomes Pope Urban II, he urges good Christians everywhere to free Jerusalem, and so the crusades begin. As pope, however, he is not able to lead the fight, so he gives authority to Peter the Hermit, a popular priest. At Peter's bidding, thousands of peasants join the crusade, which was named "The Popular Crusade." Fierce battles are fought throughout Spain, the Holy Land, and elsewhere as Christians and Muslims compete for power. The repercussions of this historic struggle are still evident today in the continued fighting in the Middle East; Muslim attitudes about the Western world and memories of the September 11 attacks. Knights of the Cross is the complete report of all the Crusades and a must-read for anyone struggling to understand how religious conflicts of the past have shaped the world today.

The Knights of the Cross

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Knights of the Cross written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is in the very first rank of imaginative and historical romance. The time and scene of the noble story are laid in the middle ages during the conquest of Pagan Lithuania by the military and priestly order of the "Krzyzacy" Knights of the Cross. And the story exhibits with splendid force the collision of race passions and fierce, violent individualities which accompanied that struggle. Those who read it will, in addition to their thrilling interest in the tragical and varied incidents, gain no little insight into the origin and working of the inextinguishable race hatred between Teuton and Slav. It was an unfortunate thing surely, that the conversion of the heathen Lithuanians and Zmudzians was committed so largely to that curious variety of the missionary, the armed knight, banded in brotherhood, sacred and military. To say the least, his sword was a weapon dangerous to his evangelizing purpose. He was always in doubt whether to present to the heathen the one end of it, as a cross for adoration, or the other, as a point to kill with. And so, if Poland was made a Catholic nation, she was also made an undying and unalterable hater of the German, the Teutonic name and person."--Goodreads

The Knights of the Cross

Author : Mrs. Agar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Knights of the Cross written by Mrs. Agar and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Knights of the Cross; Or, Krzyżacy

Author : Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Knights of the Cross; Or, Krzyżacy written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knight's Cross

Author : David Fraser
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007291469
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Knight's Cross written by David Fraser and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erwin Rommel was the outstanding Axis field commander of the Second World War, respected, even admired, by his opponents. Here it seemed to the Allies, was a supremely professional soldier: chivalrous, decent, largely untainted by the crimes of the Nazi regime, carrying out his duty with often dazzling success. David Fraser's definitive study brings to Rommel's career not only the insights of an acclaimed biographer, but also those of a distinguished soldier. He shows how inspiringly spontaneous and superficially haphazard Rommel's style of leadership could be; how his hallmarks of boldness of manoeuvre, ferocity in attack and tenacity in pursuit, which characterised his great campaign in North Africa, were evident from his earliest battles in the First World War. Knight's Cross is first and foremost hte biography of a soldier, but Rommel reached a position in which he almost inevitably became embroiled in politics, including his alleged involvement in the plot to kill Hitler, which condemned him in the eyes of the Fuhrer he had served so loyally. Rommel is not, to David Fraser, a flawless hero: his failing as well as his genuis are recorded here. But he had that instinct for battle and leadership which set him apart from contemporaries, and places him among the truly great commanders of history.