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This book [...] is a must for anyone with an interest in the medieval history of Central and Eastern Europe. It also presents a fascinating background to the bloody and turbulent events that ensued as fifteenth-century Romania was set on a collision course with the most powerful empire since the invasion of the Romans in the early second century. --ANTIQVVS ...an outstanding work of scholarship that carefully sifts through the often-contradictory sources, and popular culture associated with the name Dracula, to give us an historical Vlad Dracula, not a legend [...] Professors and students of history, humanities, or Bram Stoker's Dracula will benefit immensely from reading this book. --Chad Venters, PhD

""[A] more incisive and comprehensive account of Vlad III than [other works], which is more discursive and leading towards an academic style, yet still accessible. [...] a must for anyone with an interest in the medieval history of Central and Eastern Europe.""-- ""Antiqvvs"" ""This book [...] is a must for anyone with an interest in the medieval history of Central and Eastern Europe. It also presents a fascinating background to the bloody and turbulent events that ensued as fifteenth-century Romania was set on a collision course with the most powerful empire since the invasion of the Romans in the early second century.""--ANTIQVVS ""...an outstanding work of scholarship that carefully sifts through the often-contradictory sources, and popular culture associated with the name Dracula, to give us an historical Vlad Dracula, not a legend [...] Professors and students of history, humanities, or Bram Stoker's Dracula will benefit immensely from reading this book.""--Chad Venters, PhD

[A] more incisive and comprehensive account of Vlad III than [other works], which is more discursive and leading towards an academic style, yet still accessible. [...] a must for anyone with an interest in the medieval history of Central and Eastern Europe. -- Antiqvvs This book [...] is a must for anyone with an interest in the medieval history of Central and Eastern Europe. It also presents a fascinating background to the bloody and turbulent events that ensued as fifteenth-century Romania was set on a collision course with the most powerful empire since the invasion of the Romans in the early second century. --ANTIQVVS ...an outstanding work of scholarship that carefully sifts through the often-contradictory sources, and popular culture associated with the name Dracula, to give us an historical Vlad Dracula, not a legend [...] Professors and students of history, humanities, or Bram Stoker's Dracula will benefit immensely from reading this book. --Chad Venters, PhD

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The author, Kurt W. Treptow, is a noted specialist in East European history. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. His other books include A Historical Dictionary of Romania, From Zalmoxis to Jan Palach: Studies in East European History, and A History of Romania. Dr. Kurt W. Treptow was director of the Center for Romanian Studies.

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