The Art of Renaissance Warfare: From the Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War [Hardcover]

Stephen Turnbull (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1853676764 | ISBN-13: 978-1853676765 | Publication Date: March 17, 2006 | Edition: First

The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries - from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on Bosworth Field. During this period, new technology on the battlefield posed deadly challenges for the mounted warrior; but they also stimulated change, and the knight moved with the times. Having survived the longbow devastation at Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, he emerged triumphant, his armor lighter and more effective, and his military skills indispensable. This was the great age of the orders of chivalry and the freemasonry of arms that bound together comrades and adversaries in a tight international military caste. Such men as Bertrand du Guesclin and Sir John Chandos loom large in the pages of this book - bold leaders and brave warriors, imbued with these traditions of chivalry and knighthood. How their heroic endeavors and the knightly code of conduct could be reconciled with the indiscriminate carnage of the 'chevauchee' and the depradations of the 'free companies' is one of the principal themes of this book.

Editorial Reviews

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"Skorzeny’s amazing wartime career was one of high risk and adventure, and
he tells it all in this compelling reprint of his 1957 autobiography."– WWII History

"A great account of one man's highly unusual war.'"
– British Army Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Greenhill Books; First edition (March 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853676764
• ISBN-13: 978-1853676765
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #680,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, May 21, 2006

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This review is from: The Art of Renaissance Warfare: From the Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War (Hardcover)

I thought that this was truly an interesting book... bought it for a research paper about the fall of Constantinople and expected it to be one of those generic, list-of-what-happened type history books, but it turned out to be very well written and anything BUT a generic book. I personally am interested in late medieval/early Renaissance warfare, so I found this book especially interesting, but I recommend it to anyone!