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January 1, 2025

Knight’s Battles

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Free Download Peter Lancaster, "Knight’s Battles"
English | ISBN: 1528935179 | 2020 | 286 pages | EPUB | 1233 KB
In 1938, it was becoming obvious that twenty years of political ineptitude meant that the ‘war to end wars’ was anything but and a new generation would have to pay the price.

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September 18, 2024

A Knight’s Own Book of Chivalry

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Free Download Geoffroi de Charny, "A Knight’s Own Book of Chivalry "
English | ISBN: 0812219090 | 2005 | 128 pages | EPUB | 748 KB
On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess."

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September 15, 2024

Knight of Germany Oswald Boelcke – German Ace

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Free Download Johannes Werner, "Knight of Germany: Oswald Boelcke – German Ace"
English | 2009 | ISBN: 1935149113 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 3.2 mb
German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I, and was the youngest captain in the German air force, decorated with the Pour Ie Merite while still only a lieutenant and with 40 aerial victories at the time of his death. This absorbing biography was written with the blessing of Boelcke’s family. Professor Werner was given access to his letters and other papers, and presents here a rounded and fascinating portrait of a great airman and a remarkable soldier, who became known as the father of the German Jagdflieger.

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September 15, 2024

A Knight at the Movies Medieval History on Film

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Free Download John Aberth, "A Knight at the Movies: Medieval History on Film"
English | 2003 | ISBN: 0415938864, 0415938856 | EPUB | pages: 346 | 2.4 mb
Imagining the Middle Ages is an unprecedented examination of the historical content of films depicting the medieval period from the 11th to the 15th centuries. Historians increasingly feel the need to weigh in on popular depictions of the past, since so much of the public’s knowledge of history comes from popular mediums. Aberth dissects how each film interpreted the period, offering estimations of the historical accuracy of the works and demonstrating how they project their own contemporary era’s obsessions and fears onto the past.

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