The Landsknechts by Douglas Miller

The Landsknechts by Douglas Miller

The Landsknechts were German mercenaries who served during the reigns of Maximilian I and Charles V in the sixteenth century. Having signed up, these Landsknechts were read a very detailed code of conduct, organized into companies, paid one month in advance, and sent into battle Their major weapon was the pike, which could be up to 18 feet in length, but those whose duty it was to advance in the front line carried instead the fearsome Zweih nder; an enormous battle-sword around 66 inches in length Douglas Miller describes in detail the organisation, tactics, weapons, uniforms and history of these remarkable soldiers.

Douglas Miller is a retired academic with an interest in the military history of Central Europe during the Renaissance and Reformation. He is the author of several books for Osprey Publishing, including "The Landsknechts".

Gerry Embleton has been a leading historical illustrator since the early 1970s specialising in the 18th and 19th centuries. An illustrator, and author, of a number of Osprey titles he has lived in Switzerland since the early 1980s.

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ISBN 13	9780850452587
ISBN 10	0850452589
Title	The Landsknechts
Author	Douglas Miller
Series	Men-At-Arms
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	1994-03-31
Number of pages	48
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