Mercenaries and their Masters

Mercenaries and their Masters
Author :
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 314
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781848840317
ISBN-13 : 1848840314
Rating : 4/5 (314 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Mercenaries and their Masters by : Michael Mallett

Download or read book Mercenaries and their Masters written by Michael Mallett and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael MallettÕs classic study of Renaissance warfare in Italy is as relevant today as it was when it was first published a generation ago. His lucid account of the age of the condottieri - the mercenary captains of fortune - and of the soldiers who fought under them is set in the wider context of the Italian society of the time and of the warring city-states who employed them. A fascinating picture emerges of the mercenaries themselves, of their commanders and their campaigns, but also of the way in which war was organized and practiced in the Renaissance world. The book concentrates on the fifteenth century, a confused period of turbulence and transition when standing armies were formed in Italy and more modern types of military organization took hold across Europe. But it also looks back to the middle ages and the fourteenth century, and forward to the Italian wars of the sixteenth century when foreign armies disputed the European balance of power on Italian soil. Michael MallettÕs pioneering study, which embodies much scholarly research into this neglected, often misunderstood subject, is essential reading for any one who is keen to understand the history of warfare in the late medieval period and the Renaissance.


Mercenaries and their Masters Related Books

Mercenaries and their Masters
Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Michael Mallett
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-19 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Michael MallettÕs classic study of Renaissance warfare in Italy is as relevant today as it was when it was first published a generation ago. His lucid account
Mercenaries and Their Masters
Language: en
Pages: 284
Authors: Michael Edward Mallett
Categories: Condottieri
Type: BOOK - Published: 1974 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Medieval Mercenaries
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: William Urban
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring
The Condottieri
Language: en
Pages: 90
Authors: Charles River
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-27 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading In 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers i
Condottiere 1300–1500
Language: en
Pages: 155
Authors: David Murphy
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-23 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Originally contracted by wealthy Italian city states to protect their assets during a time of ceaseless warring, many condottieri of the Italian peninsula becam