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May 31, 2022

Arvustus: Liivimaa ajalugu 1556–1561, Johann Renner

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Ikka on huvitav avada raamatu leheküljed ning selle sammuga liikuda viis sajandit ajas tagasi. Johann Renneri kroonika on Liivimaa keskaja…

February 9, 2022

Review: Swedish defensive fortress warfare in the Great Northern War 1702-1710, Ulf Sundberg

Rating: 4 out of 5 Mr Sundberg’s published dissertation looks into how Sweden failed in its preeminent task: that of fortifying it’s borders for…

January 20, 2022

Arvustus: Sama hästi kui venelaste maa, Kaarel Piirimäe

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Hr Piirimäe doktoritöö, mis on siin avaldatud, on küll mastaapne ja huvitav, kuid minu jaoks oli midagi puudu. Kuna tegu…

November 20, 2021

Review: Freeing the Baltic 1918-1920, Geoffrey Bennett

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Bennett’s overview of the British squadron’s fight to support the independence of the Baltic nations flows. The book…

March 6, 2021

Arvustus: Domus Belli, Margus Laidre

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Suursaadik Laidre suurtöö on oma mahult peaaegu hoomamatu. Üle sajandi pikkust perioodi kajastav ajalugu kirjeldab detailselt Vana-Liivimaa purustamist ning sellele…

December 31, 2020

Estonia & Latvia Medieval Map Update, v1.2

Implemented updates: Added the Cistercian monastery at Kolk; Confirmed information based on Aluve’s “Eesti keskaegsed linnused”. Changelog: V1.1 from 05-May-2020.

October 13, 2020

Daugavgrīva

Swedish Livonia lasted for less than a century, and Swedish rule managed to fortify this important overseas territory less than its other provinces. Indeed,…

October 11, 2020

Schloss Mitau

At one point, the Livonian Order—or, to put it rightly, the Livonian Branch of the German Order—had its castle at Mitau, modern Jelgava. History’s…

October 10, 2020

Ordensburg Riga

From the moment after it was founded in 1201, Riga was the centre of Medieval Livonia: the administrative centre of the Archbishop of Riga…

May 5, 2020

Estonia & Latvia Medieval Map Update, v1.1

Updates implemented at this stage: Updated names for castles in Kuressaare, Järve and Kalvi; Added Burg Weissenfeld; Added Ordensburg Talkhof; Confirmed the statuses of…

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