The red-brick castles of Prussia 1230 - 1466

• The development of the crusader castles
• p. 4

• The castle builders of the Teutonic Order

• Castles and frontiers

• The Prussian crusade

• The fortress line expands

• The first Prussian revolt

• The second Prussian revolt

• New castles and new enemies

• Chronology
• p. 16

• Design features of the crusader castles
• p. 17

• The first wooden fortresses

• The design of the brick castles

• The construction and decoration of the castles

• The crusader castle as a defensive system
• p. 23

• Control by castles

• Brick walls and crossbows

• Catapults and cannon

• Typical crusader castles of Prussia
• p. 26

• The castle of the Amber Master

• Marienburg the great

• Other representative crusader castles

• The castle and the town

• Castles and cathedrals

• The influence of the red-brick castles

• The living site
• p. 40

• The castle garrison

• The castle as economic centre

• The castle as monastery

• Communal life in the castle

• Crime and punishment

• The castle as hospital

• Daily life in the castle in wartime

• Operational history
• p. 49

• Siege warfare and the timber castles

• Siege warfare and the brick castles

• The later sieges

• The fall of Marienburg

• Aftermath
• p. 58

• The crusader castles today
• p. 59

• Bibliography and further reading
• p. 63

• Glossary
• p. 63

• Index
• p. 64