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Medieval Mercenaries
by Urban, William
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1853676977
- ISBN 13
- 9781853676970
- Seller
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Greenhill Books, 2006. New book, 304 pages. The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring and maintaining power. Feudal oaths and local militias were more often than not incapable of providing the skilled and disciplined warriors necessary to keep the enemy at bay. It was the mercenary who stepped in to fill the ranks. In this benchmark work, William Urban explores the vital importance of the mercenary to the medieval power-broker, from the Byzantine Varangian Guard to fifteenth-century soldiers of fortune in the Baltic. Through contemporary chronicles and the most up-to-date scholarship, he presents an in-depth portrait of the mercenary across the Middle Ages. A mercenary was a professional soldier who took employment with no concern for the morals or cause of the paymaster. But within these confines we discover a surprising array of men, from the lowest-born foot soldier to the wealthiest aristocrat, the occasional clergyman, even. What united them all was a willingness, and often the desire, to fight for their supper.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006821
- Title
- Medieval Mercenaries
- Author
- Urban, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1853676977
- ISBN 13
- 9781853676970
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MILITARY SCIENCE HISTORY MEDIEVAL MERCENARIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medieval Military History;
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