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They rode out with the banners of a dozen nations. They never came back.
In September 1396, the largest crusading army ever assembled was destroyed in a single afternoon. Not by overwhelming odds. By an argument about who deserved to ride at the front of a column.
Pride, Power, and the Catastrophic Defeat That Ended Medieval Europe's Final Holy War is the gripping story of how the last crusade was built, broken, and what the wreckage meant for the world that followed.
Few people know that the Battle of Nicopolis was decided the night before the fighting began, in a war council where the one commander who understood the enemy was overruled for reasons that had nothing to do with military logic. What happened next was not bad luck. It was a trap, and the Crusaders walked into it with their eyes open.
This book takes you inside the diplomatic struggle that assembled 20,000 men from a dozen fractured nations. It puts you in the war council where the right plan was rejected for the wrong reasons. It walks you through the charge, the trap, the collapse, the massacre before the sultan, and the 200,000 gold florin ransom that brought the last survivors home eighteen months later. And it answers the question that every page builds toward: why did the battle that sealed Ottoman dominance over the Balkans and condemned Constantinople to fall have to happen this way?
The answer is not comfortable. But it is one that every reader who has ever watched the wrong voice win an argument will immediately recognize.
The last crusade did not have to end this way. That is exactly why it still matters.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. They rode out with the banners of a dozen nations. They never came back.In September 1396, the largest crusading army ever assembled was destroyed in a single afternoon. Not by overwhelming odds. By an argument about who deserved to ride at the front of a column.Pride, Power, and the Catastrophic Defeat That Ended Medieval Europe's Final Holy War is the gripping story of how the last crusade was built, broken, and what the wreckage meant for the world that followed.Few people know that the Battle of Nicopolis was decided the night before the fighting began, in a war council where the one commander who understood the enemy was overruled for reasons that had nothing to do with military logic. What happened next was not bad luck. It was a trap, and the Crusaders walked into it with their eyes open.This book takes you inside the diplomatic struggle that assembled 20,000 men from a dozen fractured nations. It puts you in the war council where the right plan was rejected for the wrong reasons. It walks you through the charge, the trap, the collapse, the massacre before the sultan, and the 200,000 gold florin ransom that brought the last survivors home eighteen months later. And it answers the question that every page builds toward: why did the battle that sealed Ottoman dominance over the Balkans and condemned Constantinople to fall have to happen this way?The answer is not comfortable. But it is one that every reader who has ever watched the wrong voice win an argument will immediately recognize.The last crusade did not have to end this way. That is exactly why it still matters. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798252112800
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - They rode out with the banners of a dozen nations. They never came back.In September 1396, the largest crusading army ever assembled was destroyed in a single afternoon. Not by overwhelming odds. By an argument about who deserved to ride at the front of a column.Pride, Power, and the Catastrophic Defeat That Ended Medieval Europe's Final Holy War is the gripping story of how the last crusade was built, broken, and what the wreckage meant for the world that followed.Few people know that the Battle of Nicopolis was decided the night before the fighting began, in a war council where the one commander who understood the enemy was overruled for reasons that had nothing to do with military logic. What happened next was not bad luck. It was a trap, and the Crusaders walked into it with their eyes open.This book takes you inside the diplomatic struggle that assembled 20,000 men from a dozen fractured nations. It puts you in the war council where the right plan was rejected for the wrong reasons. It walks you through the charge, the trap, the collapse, the massacre before the sultan, and the 200,000 gold florin ransom that brought the last survivors home eighteen months later. And it answers the question that every page builds toward: why did the battle that sealed Ottoman dominance over the Balkans and condemned Constantinople to fall have to happen this way The answer is not comfortable. But it is one that every reader who has ever watched the wrong voice win an argument will immediately recognize.The last crusade did not have to end this way. That is exactly why it still matters. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798252112800
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. They rode out with the banners of a dozen nations. They never came back.In September 1396, the largest crusading army ever assembled was destroyed in a single afternoon. Not by overwhelming odds. By an argument about who deserved to ride at the front of a column.Pride, Power, and the Catastrophic Defeat That Ended Medieval Europe's Final Holy War is the gripping story of how the last crusade was built, broken, and what the wreckage meant for the world that followed.Few people know that the Battle of Nicopolis was decided the night before the fighting began, in a war council where the one commander who understood the enemy was overruled for reasons that had nothing to do with military logic. What happened next was not bad luck. It was a trap, and the Crusaders walked into it with their eyes open.This book takes you inside the diplomatic struggle that assembled 20,000 men from a dozen fractured nations. It puts you in the war council where the right plan was rejected for the wrong reasons. It walks you through the charge, the trap, the collapse, the massacre before the sultan, and the 200,000 gold florin ransom that brought the last survivors home eighteen months later. And it answers the question that every page builds toward: why did the battle that sealed Ottoman dominance over the Balkans and condemned Constantinople to fall have to happen this way?The answer is not comfortable. But it is one that every reader who has ever watched the wrong voice win an argument will immediately recognize.The last crusade did not have to end this way. That is exactly why it still matters. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798252112800
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