Renaissance Armies in Italy 1450-1550 - (Men-At-Arms (Osprey)) by Gabriele Esposito (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>This engaging study explains and illustrates the organization, equipment, and campaign record of the various armies fighting within Italy during the major wars of the period, which saw trained infantry and firearms challenging the domination of heavy armored cavalry.</b> <p/>While the Italian Renaissance saw religion beginning to lose its primary role in society to science and the arts, it was also a period of political and military turmoil. Many regional wars were fought between the states ruled by Milan, Venice, Genoa, Florence, the Papacy, Siena, and Naples. For more than 50 years starting in 1494, major foreign powers also exploited these divisions to invade Italy, which became the focal point of their rivalries: both France and Spain made temporary alliances with city states to further their ambitions, and early in the 16th century the Emperor Charles V sent armies from his German realms to support the Spanish. <p/>These wars coincided with the growth of disciplined infantry--carrying not only polearms and crossbows but also hand-guns--which proved capable of challenging the previously dominant armored knights in such influential battles as Fornovo (1495), Cerignola (1503), Marignano (1515), and Pavia (1525). All the powers involved made widespread use of professional mercenaries, who were at the forefront of the early development of the "pike and shot" era that succeeded the "High Middle Ages." During this period, costumes, armor, and weapons all showed great variety, due both to their national origins and to the evolution of tactics and technology. <p/>This masterfully illustrated study offers a fascinating insight into the many armies which fought in Italy during this turbulent period, explaining not only their arms and equipment, but also their structure and successes and failures on the battlefield.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Gabriele Esposito</b> is a university professor of modern history and a freelance researcher and author of military history, specializing in uniformology. His interests range from ancient civilizations to modern post-colonial conflicts; recently he has concentrated on 19th-century Italian, Spanish, and Latin American wars. His books and essays have been published by Osprey, Pen & Sword, Winged Hussar, and Libreria Editrice Goriziana, and he has also contributed articles to specialist journals such as <i>Ancient Warfare Magazine, Medieval Warfare Magazine, History of War, Guerres et Histoire, </i>and <i>Focus Storia</i>. <p/><b>Giuseppe Rava</b> was born in Faenza in 1963 and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Röchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld, and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.</p>
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