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Chargement... Renaissance Armies in Italy 1450–1550 (Men-at-Arms)par Gabriele Esposito
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Gabriele Esposito never does less-than-workmanlike writing for Osprey, and there is nothing wrong with this booklet, which is stuffed with a lot of information and a lot of fine imagery. What is your complaint then? One, it seems to be that a lot of the interstitial art really needed better citations, keeping in mind the limits of what you can do with a 48-page booklet. Two, while it's nice that there is something of a bibliography with this work, it leans too heavily on Osprey's own publications. If you're looking for a meatier overview, try "The Italian Wars 1494-1559" by Shaw & Mallett (Routledge, 2018). ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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This engaging study explains and illustrates the organization, equipment, and campaign record of the various armies fighting within Italy during the major wars of the period, which saw trained infantry and firearms challenging the domination of heavy armored cavalry. While the Italian Renaissance saw religion beginning to lose its primary role in society to science and the arts, it was also a period of political and military turmoil. Many regional wars were fought between the states ruled by Milan, Venice, Genoa, Florence, the Papacy, Siena, and Naples. For more than 50 years starting in 1494, major foreign powers also exploited these divisions to invade Italy, which became the focal point of their rivalries: both France and Spain made temporary alliances with city states to further their ambitions, and early in the 16th century the Emperor Charles V sent armies from his German realms to support the Spanish. These wars coincided with the growth of disciplined infantry--carrying not only polearms and crossbows but also handguns--which proved capable of challenging the previously dominant armored knights in such influential battles as Fornovo (1495), Cerignola (1503), Marignano (1515), and Pavia (1525). All the powers involved made widespread use of professional mercenaries, who were at the forefront of the early development of the "pike and shot" era that succeeded the "High Middle Ages." During this period, costumes, armor, and weapons all showed great variety, due both to their national origins and to the evolution of tactics and technology. This masterfully illustrated study offers a fascinating insight into the many armies which fought in Italy during this turbulent period, explaining not only their arms and equipment, but also their structure and successes and failures on the battlefield. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)945.05History and Geography Europe Italy and region Italy Renaissance 1300-1494Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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