Warriors for a living

• Verfasst von: Sharar, 'Idan [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Warriors for a living
• Titelzusatz: the experience of the Spanish infantry during the Italian Wars, 1494-1559
• Verf.angabe: by Idan Sherer
• Verlagsort: Leiden
• Verlag: Brill
• E-Jahr: 2017
• Jahr: [2017]
• Umfang: VIII, 289 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Karten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: History of warfare ; volume 114
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index
• ISBN: 978-90-04-33771-8
• Schlagwörter: (g)Spanien / (s)Infanterie / (s)Krieg / (g)Italien / (z)Geschichte 1494-1559
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1622988027

Abstract

"In Warriors for a Living, Idan Sherer examines the experience of the Spanish infantry during the formative period of the Italian Wars. Decades of clashes between Spain and France transformed Italy into a crucible of military tactics and technology and brought about the emergence of the Spanish infantry tercios as Europe's finest military force for more than a century. From their recruitment, through the complexities of everyday life in the army and culminating in the potential brutality of soldiering, the book offers a fresh and much needed exploration, analysis and, at times, reconsideration of what it meant to be a professional soldier in early modern Europe."--Provided by publisher