Warriors for a living : the experience of the Spanish infantry in the Italian wars, 1494-1559 / / by Idan Sherer

• Autore: Sharar 'Idan
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, Boston : , : Brill, , [2017]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 pages) : color illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 945/.07
• Soggetto topico: Soldiers - Spain - History - 16th century; Atrocities - Italy - History - 16th century
• Soggetto geografico: Spain History, Military 16th century; Italy History, Military 1268-1559; Italy History 1492-1559
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Infantry Soldiers of the Spanish Army -- Conditions of Service: Everyday Life in the Spanish Army -- Mutiny -- The Experience of the Sack -- Combat -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Warriors for a living
• ISBN: 90-04-33772-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826166003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History of Warfare ; 114.