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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Illustrated
- Original Language
- English
- Book Series
- Men-at-Arms
- Series
- Men-at-Arms
- Country
- Italy
- Title
- Renaissance Armies in Italy 1450–1550
- Subjects
- History & Military
- Special Attributes
- Illustrated
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9781472841995
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472841999
ISBN-13
9781472841995
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038377559
Product Key Features
Book Title
Renaissance Armies in Italy 1450-1550
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Europe / Italy, Europe / Renaissance, Military / Medieval
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Rava, Giuseppe, Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Book Series
Men-At-Arms Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
536
Dewey Decimal
355.0094509024
Table Of Content
Introduction The Italian States The Armies: Duchy of Milan Republic of Venice Republic of Florence The Papal States Kingdom of Naples France Spain Holy Roman Empire Select Bibliography Plate Commentaries Index
Synopsis
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 hand-guns--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., 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., From 1454, Italy's leading city-states enjoyed a period of relative stability and a respite from their incessant regional wars, allowing them to develop and prosper. However, from the 1490s these conflicts were inflamed once again, as invading French, Spanish and Imperial German armies used Italy as the arena for great-power rivalries. These wars saw decisive battles such as Marignano (1515), Bicocca (1522) and Pavia (1525), where the dominance of the mounted knight was challenged by well-trained infantry, and that of the Swiss pike-block by firearms. This book describes and illustrates the composition and character of the major armies of this seminal period in European military history. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
U43
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