The Italian Wars 1494-1559 by Christine Shaw

The Italian Wars 1494-1559 by Christine Shaw

The Italian Wars 1494-1559 outlines the major impact that these wars had on the history of Europe as a whole. Fully updated and containing a range of maps as well as a brand-new chapter on propaganda and images of war, this second edition is essential reading for students of Renaissance and military history.

"This revised edition of the 2012 collaboration between DrShaw (Oxford) and the late Prof. Mallett (Warwick) is a masterful overview of the protracted conflict between France and Spain for control of Italy that came to involve virtually every major European power, including the Ottoman Empire, with everyone demonstrating a remarkable flexibility in their loyalties and alliances. In a clear, highly readable account, the authors managed to integrate in an almost seamless fashion complex matters of dynastic ambition, personalities, diplomatic interactions, strategic maneuvering, war finance, and military operations, including some good battle pieces."
NYMAS Review

Christine Shaw is Associate Member of the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford. She has published extensively on the political and military society of Renaissance Italy and her previous books include Julius II: The Warrior Pope (1993), Italy and the European Powers: The Impact of War (as editor, 2006) and Barons and Castellans: The Military Nobility of Renaissance Italy (2015).

The late Michael Mallett was Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Warwick and a distinguished historian of fifteenth- and sixteenth century Italy. His books included Mercenaries and their Masters: Warfare in Renaissance Italy (1974), and (with J.R.Hale) The Military Organization of a Renaissance State: Venice c.1400 to 1617 (1984).

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ISBN 13	9781138739048
ISBN 10	1138739049
Title	The Italian Wars 1494-1559
Author	Christine Shaw
Series	Modern Wars In Perspective
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2018-11-06
Number of pages	424
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