The Cumans: The History of the Medieval Turkic Nomads Who Fought the Mongols and Rus’ in Eastern Europe 9798621873653

The Livonian Brothers of the Sword: The History of the Medieval Catholic Military Order that Fought Pagans in Eastern Europe

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a

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Viking Rus: Studies on the Presence of Scandinavians in Eastern Europe 9004138749, 9789004138742

This volume deals with one of the most controversial issues in writings about early medieval history: the presence of Sc

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The Gutians: The History and Legacy of the Asian Nomads Who Spread across the Near East in Antiquity

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The Sicarii: The History of the Ancient Jewish Assassins Who Fought the Romans

*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The fighting between

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The History of Medieval Europe 179892191X, 9781798921913

In 410 Alaric, King of the Visigoths, sacked the city of Rome. Never again would the Roman Empire regain complete contr

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In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: The Americans Who Fought the Korean War 9780814789223

Largely overshadowed by World War II’s “greatest generation” and the more vocal veterans of the Vietnam era, Korean War

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The Turkic Peoples in Medieval Arabic Writings 9781317619581, 9780415747646, 9781315752952

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Singing the Past: Turkic and Medieval Heroic Poetry 9781501732164

Oral epic poetry is still performed by Turkic singers in Central Asia. On trips to the region, Karl Reichl collected her

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The mighty eighth: the air war in Europe as told by the men who fought it 9780698197121, 0698197127

Europe has fallen. Pearl Harbor is in flames. Enter: the Eighth. In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival a

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The Columbia Literary History of Eastern Europe Since 1945 9780231508049

Covering Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia

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