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Cargando... Kulikovo 1380: The battle that made Russia (Campaign)por Mark Galeotti
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book took some effort to wade through, but once you do, there's some reward in it, as well. This is an account of a key battle in Russian history, where forces of the Principality of Moscow scored a (temporary) victory over the Mongols. The battle has gone down as a key element in the state myth, something the author quite accurately shows. He's also very up-front in stating that a lot is not known about the battle, and that what he does is a great deal of conjecture, which won some points with me. The format is a bit heavy, heavier than many entries in the Campaign series, which is why it took me two goes to get the full value from the book. Stick with it. Recommended. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Using specially commissioned artwork, this is the engrossing story of the victory at Kulikovo in 1380 that heralded the birth of Russian statehood. The 13th-century Mongol conquest of the Rus'--the principalities of Russia--was devastating and decisive. Cities were lain waste, new dynasties rose, and for a hundred years the Russians were under unquestioned foreign rule. However, the Mongols were conquerors rather than administrators and they chose to rule through subject princes. This allowed the Rurikid dynastic princes of Moscow to rise with unprecedented speed. With the famed 'Mongol Yoke' loosening, Grand Prince Dmitri of Moscow saw in this an unparalleled opportunity and rebelled. On September 7 1380, his 60,000 troops crossed the Don to take the battle to Mamai's 125,000, which included Armenian and Cherkessk auxiliaries and Genoese mercenaries. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)947.03History and Geography Europe Russia and eastern Europe [and formerly Finland] Russian & Slavic History by Period Mongolian invasion 1237-1462Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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