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Swiss at War, The - 1300-1500

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

Last Stocked on 8/5/2024

Product Info

Title
Swiss at War, The - 1300-1500
Publisher
Category
Author
Douglas Miller
Publish Year
1996
Pages
40
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147455861
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA094
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA94

Description

During the 14th and 15th centuries military tactics in Europe underwent a period of sustained transformation of which the outcome was the rejuvenation of the footsoldier as the major tactical unit. One nation alone stands principally responsible for this development – the Swiss Confederation. For centuries the mounted knights had 'ridden roughshod over the populations of Europe'. It was in the Swiss halberdier and later the pikeman that the mounted men-at-arms were to meet their match. This absorbing text by Douglas Miller provides an account of rise of the Swiss army to its tactical zenith, beginning with the classic encounter at Morgarten.