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Furies : war in Europe, 1450-1700 /

We think of the Renaissance as a shining era of human achievement, yet it was also an age of constant, harrowing warfare. Armies, not philosophers, shaped the face of Europe as modern nation-states emerged from feudal society. Martines captures the dark reality of the period in a gripping narrative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martines, Lauro
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, [2013]
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Europe > History, Military > 1492-1648.
Europe > History, Military > 1648-1789.
War and society > Europe > History > 16th century.
War and society > Europe > History > 17th century.
Military art and science > Europe > History > 16th century.
Military art and science > Europe > History > 17th century.
Armies > Europe > History > 16th century.
Armies > Europe > History > 17th century.
Mercenary troops > Europe > History > 16th century.
Mercenary troops > Europe > History > 17th century.
Table of Contents:
  • A war mosaic
  • Soldiers : plebeians and nobles
  • Sacking cities
  • Weapons and princes
  • Siege
  • Armies : ambulant cities, dying cities
  • Plunder
  • Hell in the villages
  • Killing for god
  • The state : emerging Leviathan.