Knights Of The Cross

Knights Of The Cross
Author: Tom Harper
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2010-05-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1407097326
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Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Lindsey Davis, Steven Pressfield, this breathtaking and captivating novel brings the Crusades to life in all their triumphant and tragic glory. 'Gripping from the first page, the reader is swept up in this colourful and convincing portrayal of an Emperor and his realm under siege.' - Ink 'Superb read. Thoroughly enjoyed it' -- ***** Reader review 'Highly enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review 'Brilliant.' -- ***** Reader review 'Holds your interest from [the first] to the last page' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************** AN ASSASSIN IS ON THE LOOSE...AND AN EMPIRE STANDS IN PERIL Byzantium, 1096: When a mysterious assassin fires his arrow at the Emperor, he has more than a man in his sights; as the keystone of a crumbling empire, if he falls, then the mightiest power in Christendom will be torn apart. Aware of the stakes, the Emperor hires Demetrios Askiates, the unveiler of mysteries, to catch the would-be-killer. But Demetrios is entering an unknown and mysterious world and must edge his way through a glittering maze of treachery and deceit before time runs out. Nor are all enemies within the city walls. With the Turks rampant across Asia, the Emperor has sent to the west for mercenaries to reinforce his position. When a great army, tens of thousands strong, appears before the gates, he gets more than he bargained for. The first crusaders have arrived, intent on making their fortunes in war, and they have no allegiance to an empire they eye with jealousy and suspicion. As the armies of east and west confront each other, and the assassin creeps ever closer to his prey, Demetrios must untangle the golden web of intrigue which surrounds the Emperor before the city - and the empire - are drowned in blood.

The Knight, the Cross, and the Song

The Knight, the Cross, and the Song
Author: Stefan Erik Kristiaan Vander Elst
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2017-04-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0812248961
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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.

Knights of the Cross

Knights of the Cross
Author: Piers Paul Read
Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Total Pages: 311
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9780297818892
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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

The Knights of the Cross
Author: Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher: United Holdings Group
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1899
Genre: Crusades
ISBN:
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"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

The Knights of the Cross
Author: Mrs. Agar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1858
Genre: Crusades
ISBN:
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Knights of the Black Cross

Knights of the Black Cross
Author: Bryan Perrett
Publisher: Saint Martin's Paperbacks
Total Pages: 289
Release: 1988-05-01
Genre: World War, 1939-1945
ISBN: 9780312911300
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The Panzerwaffe was pivotal to the early Nazi conquests and later proved to be the very backbone of German defense. This is a fascinating, comprehensive, and richly detailed account that offers new insights on the remarkable German tank soldier and his superior fighting vehicle. Martin's.

Knights of the Cross

Knights of the Cross
Author: Rita Stark
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 0595457576
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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.

Knight's Cross

Knight's Cross
Author: David Fraser
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2008-07
Genre:
ISBN: 0007291469
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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.