Main entry:

Turnbull, Stephen R., author. aut

Title & Author:

The art of Renaissance warfare : from the fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War / Stephen Turnbull.

Publication:

London : Greenhill Books ; St Paul : MBI Publishing, 2006.

Description:

272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Mürten -- Nemesis at Nancy -- 3. The guns of Granada. The long reconquista -- The challenge is accepted -- The artillery war -- The siege of Málaga -- 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 Capitán -- 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 -- Christian disunity -- The reckoning at Mohacs -- The dismemberment of Hungary -- The siege of Vienna -- The siege of Güns -- Bull's blood -- The end at Szigeth -- 8. The bastion wars. The development of the angle bastion -- The bastions of 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 -- François 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 the 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 -- The Dutch Infantry reformers -- 13. Cavalry and curiosities. Ivan the Terrible -- The siege of Pskov -- The 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 ... '.

Summary:

Details the changes in warfare that occurred between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War in 1618. The years between these two events were a time of transition and innovation; a time when military technology was advancing in accomplishment and military thinking was devolving in morality. The author's approach will be to examine evidence for military development within the context of an overlapping narrative history, identifying periods of accelerated change during a long term revolution in military affairs that started before 1453 and continued for centuries after 1618. Other aspects of warfare and technology were the evolution of mounted armored knights into cavalry troops, drill manuals of the early seventeenth century, the spread of gunpowder technology as well as developments in weapon accuracy, and advancements in fortifications.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9781853676765 (hbk.)
1853676764 (hbk.)

Subject:

Krebs, Christoph Witwe
Europa
Military art and science Europe History 16th century.
Military art and science Europe History Medieval, 500-1500.
Art et science militaires Europe Histoire 16e siècle.
Art et science militaires Europe Histoire 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Military art and science.
Military art and science Medieval.
Geschichte
Kriegführung
Kunst
Waffe
Ritter.
Europe History, Military.
Europe History 1492-1648.
Europe History 476-1492.
Europe Histoire militaire.
Europe Histoire 1492-1648.
Europe Histoire 476-1492.
Europe.

Form/genre:

History.
Military history.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250927
Call No.: BIB 180423
Status: Available