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THE ART OF RENAISSANCE WARFARE

Written by Stephen R. Turnbull
Published by Greenhill Books in 2006
ISBN: 1853676764

£ 48.00 Photo of THE ART OF RENAISSANCE WARFARE- Stock Number: 1828013

THE ART OF RENAISSANCE WARFARE
Written by Stephen R. Turnbull.
Stock no. 1828013
1st. 2006. Hardback. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

From the Fall of Constantinople to the 30 Years War. The story of the knight in the Renaissance. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1853676764. Very slight fading to dustwrapper spine else a lovely copy.

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Cover of THE ART OF RENAISSANCE WARFARE by Stephen R. Turnbull

Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Introduction: Renaissance and Revolution?
  • Chronology
  • 1 A Tale of Two Cities
  • Sailing to Byzantium
  • The Fall of Constantinople
  • A New Crusade
  • The Siege of Belgrade
  • 2 Of Powder and Pikes
  • The Guns of Burgundy
  • The Rise of the Swiss
  • The Treasures of Grandson
  • Massacre at Murten
  • Nemesis at Nancy
  • 3 The Guns of Granada
  • The Long Reconquista
  • The Challenge is accepted
  • The Artillery War
  • The Siege of Malaga
  • The Fall of Granada
  • 4 Breaking the Square
  • Pike versus Pike
  • The Swiss in French Service
  • The Battle of Fornovo
  • No Money - No Swiss
  • El Gran Capitan
  • The Battle of the Garigliano
  • The Battle of Ravenna
  • The Battle of Novara
  • Reversal at Marignano
  • Humiliation at Bicocca
  • The Swiss Revival
  • 5 The Laboratory of Siege Warfare
  • The Artillery of Charles VIII
  • The Fortifications of Rhodes
  • The Siege of Rhodes
  • The Fall of Rhodes
  • 6 'God gave the sea to the infidels'
  • Galley Warfare
  • The Barbary Coast
  • Andrea Doria - Admiral of Spain
  • The Great Siege of Malta
  • Galleys at Lepanto
  • 7 '... and the land to the Muslims'
  • Hungary on the Front Line
  • The Road to Mohacs
  • The Dismemberment of Hungary
  • The end at Szigeth
  • 8 The Bastion Wars
  • The Development of the Angle Bastion
  • The Bastions at Cyprus
  • The Siege of Nicosia
  • The Siege of Famagusta
  • 9 Knights Old and New
  • The Chevalier Bayard
  • The Field of the Cloth of Gold
  • Blaise de Monluc
  • The Camisade de Boulogne
  • The Siege of Siena
  • The French Wars of Religion
  • Francois de la Noue
  • 10 Black Knights and Devilish Weapons
  • The Wheel-Lock Pistol
  • The Pistol and the Caracole
  • Giving up the Lance
  • The Reiter in Battle
  • The Wheel Lock in the French Wars of Religion
  • 11 Fire, Ice and Flood
  • The Dutch Revolt
  • Goes and the Weapon of the Sea
  • Naarden and The Weapon of Fire
  • Haarlem and Weapon of Ice
  • Alkmaar and the Weapon of Flood
  • Mookerheyde and the Weapon of Gold
  • The Great Siege of Leiden
  • The Relief of Leiden
  • 12 Innovators and Enemies
  • The Battle of Gembloux
  • The Siege of Antwerp
  • the Diabolical Machine
  • The Kowenstyn Dyke
  • 13 Cavalry and Curiosities
  • Ivan the Terrible
  • The Siege of Pskov
  • Th Relief of Pskov
  • 14 The Shock of the New
  • The Challenge from Sweden
  • The Time of Troubles
  • The Second Death of Dimitri
  • The Battle of Klushino
  • The Retreat from Moscow
  • 15 Mercenaries and Marvels
  • The Battle of Kerestes
  • Castles and Mercenaries
  • John Smith's Flaming Dragons
  • John Smith the Champion
  • Epilogue...'Some New Trick'..
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index