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Italy 1636 - Cemetery of Armies (Hardcover)
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Italy 1636 - Cemetery of Armies (Hardcover)
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Italy 1636 is one of the most closely-researched and detailed books
on the operation of early modern armies anywhere, and is explicitly
inspired by neo-Darwinian thinking. Taking the French and Savoyard
invasion of Spanish Lombardy in 1636 as its specific example, it
begins with the recruitment of the soldiers, the care and feeding
of the armies and their horses, the impact of the invasion on
civilians in the path of their advance, and the manner in which
generals conducted their campaign in response to the information at
their disposal. The next section describes the unfolding of the
long and stubborn battle of Tornavento, where Spanish, German, and
Italian soldiers stormed the French in their entrenchments,
detailing the tactics of both the infantry and the cavalry, and
re-evaluating the effectiveness of Spanish methods in the 1630s.
The account focuses on the motivations of soldiers to fight, and
how they reacted to the stress of combat. Gregory Hanlon arrives at
surprising conclusions on the conditions under which they were
ready to kill their adversaries, and when they were content to
intimidate them into retiring. The volume concludes by examining
the penchant for looting of the soldiery in the aftermath of
battle, the methods of treating wounded soldiers in the Milan
hospital, the horrific consequences of hygienic breakdown in the
French camp, and the strategic failure of the invasion in the
aftermath of battle. This in turn underscores the surprising
resilience of Spanish policies and Spanish arms in Europe. In
describing with painstaking detail the invasion of 1636, Hanlon
explores the universal features of human behaviour and psychology
as they relate to violence and war.
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