Written by: Henryk Sienkiewicz
Submitted By: David M. Dunaj
A splendid account of the late medieval struggle between an oppressive Order of the Teutonic Knights and the peoples of Poland and Lithuania. A novel of many memorable characters set against the customs and codes of late medieval life. It all culminates in the Battle of Grunwald, which shapes the face of Europe for centuries to come.
Sienkiewicz is known primarily for Quo Vadis? and The Trilogy (including the nobel prize winning With Fire and Sword). This was his favorite novel. And the newly edited and revised edition by Miroslaw Lipinski does full justice to the English translation.
