Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe (Paperback)

Hunt Janin, Ursula Carlson

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In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries - professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards - played violent, colourful, international roles in warfare, but they have received relatively little scholarly attention. In this book a large number of brief impressionistic vignettes portray their activities in Western Europe over a period of nearly 900 years, from the Merovingian mercenaries of 752 through the Thirty Years' War, which ended in 1648. Intended as an introduction to the subject and drawing heavily on contemporary first-person accounts, this book creates a vivid but balanced mosaic of the many thousands of mercenaries who were hired to fight for various employers.

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Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	2014
Authors:	Hunt Janin • Ursula Carlson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-7274-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Mercenaries Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-7274-X
Barcode:	9780786472741