Introduction: an overview of Medieval and Renaissance warfare -- Meeting the warriors and the tools of their trade -- The long-haired kings -- "Human thoughts are inclined to greed" -- "They went about in bands of thousands" -- "All the foreign knights, bowmen, their attendants, and the mercenaries" -- "An escort of galloglas armed with battle-axes" -- "Drink thy blood, Beaumanoir" -- "They were bold and warlike fellows" -- A skeleton in armor -- "The light of italy" -- "Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangerous" -- Conclusions -- Appendices. Armor -- Swiss mercenaries -- Chronology.
Summary:
"In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in warfare. Intended as an introduction to the subject and drawing heavily on contemporary first-person accounts, this book creates a vivid but balanced mosaic of mercenaries who were hired to fight for various employers"-- Provided by publisher.
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