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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William Caferro (Vanderbilt University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9781421418414ISBN 10: 142141841 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 26 September 2015 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Maps Preface Hawkwood Chronology Introduction 1. John Hawkwood in Perspective Part I 2. Essex Lad, King's Soldier, and Member of the White Company, 1323–1363 3. Italy and the Profession of Arms Part II 4. The Fox and the Lion 5. John Hawkwood of Pisa and Milan, 1365–1372 6. In the Service of God and Mammon, 1372–1375 Part III 7. John Hawkwood and the War of Eight Saints, 1375–1377 8. Love and Diplomacy, 1377–1379 9. At Home in the Romagna, 1379–1381 10. Neapolitan Soldier and Tuscan Lord, 1381–1384 Part IV 11. The Deal with the Devil, the Birth of a Son, and a Victory at Castagnaro, 1385–1387 12. At the Center of the Storm 13. The War against Milan, 1390–1392 14. Two Weddings, a Funeral, and a Disputed Legacy, 1392–1394–1412 Conclusion Appendixes Notes References IndexReviewsEngaging book... Caferro has made sense of the life of a mercenary captain, who during his career influenced diplomacy, altered finances, and changed lives in fourteenth-century Italy. -- Duane Osheim * Renaissance Quarterly * A model of clear writing and an authoritative treatment of the military and political situation in Italy from the 1360s. -- John E. Law * History * It is... so well written and provides such a gripping account of John Hawkwood and his milieu that it will surely gain a wide audience among general readers as well. -- David S. Bachrach * Historian * The depth of Caferro's archival research has established him as Hawkwood's preeminent biographer. -- Dane Swango * Comitatus * Meets a real need... well researched and clearly presented, an important work for everyone interested in fourteenth-century Italy and medieval war. -- John Larner * English Historical Review * Superb biography... Sterling piece of work. -- Niccolo Capponi * Journal of Military History * This is much more than a biography in the ordinary sense of the word... An excellent contribution to our understanding of both the mercenary phenomenon and the history of Italy in the late fourteenth century. * Speculum * A useful read for anyone interested in Renaissance Italy, the evolution of the practice of war, and even the interrelationship of art and society. * NYMAS Review * This is much more than a biography in the ordinary sense of the word... An excellent contribution to our understanding of both the mercenary phenomenon and the history of Italy in the late fourteenth century. Speculum Engaging book... Caferro has made sense of the life of a mercenary captain, who during his career influenced diplomacy, altered finances, and changed lives in fourteenth-century Italy. -- Duane Osheim Renaissance Quarterly A model of clear writing and an authoritative treatment of the military and political situation in Italy from the 1360s. -- John E. Law History It is... so well written and provides such a gripping account of John Hawkwood and his milieu that it will surely gain a wide audience among general readers as well. -- David S. Bachrach Historian The depth of Caferro's archival research has established him as Hawkwood's preeminent biographer. -- Dane Swango Comitatus Meets a real need... well researched and clearly presented, an important work for everyone interested in fourteenth-century Italy and medieval war. -- John Larner English Historical Review Superb biography... Sterling piece of work. -- Niccolo Capponi Journal of Military History A useful read for anyone interested in Renaissance Italy, the evolution of the practice of war, and even the interrelationship of art and society. NYMAS Review Author InformationWilliam Caferro, the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt professor of history at Vanderbilt University, is the author of Mercenary Companies and the Decline of Siena and Contesting the Renaissance and the coauthor of The Spinelli of Florence: Fortunes of a Renaissance Merchant Family. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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