The Art of Renaissance Warfare: From the Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War

About this book

The fascinating history of Renaissance warfare is explored by Stephen Turnbull in his new book. A period of transition and innovation the Renaissance saw many forms of change not least in the morality and efficiency of warfare. The medieval knight moved and developed with the times - armour became less cumbersome and military skills more honed. The reader can observe the evolution of the knight from his days as the embodiment of chivalry in the Middle-Ages to the advent of gunpowder and his altogether more ruthless and efficient incarnation all via intriguing accounts of over two centuries warfare.