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Title: The Renaissance at War by Thomas Arnold ISBN: 0-304-36353-7 Publisher: Cassell Academic Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Nice Surprise- fascinating book with excellent graphics
Comment: First off, I knew nothing about war during the European Renaissance before reading this book, so I went in with pretty low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised- this book is fascinating. Thomas Arnold writes in a very clear style, that is easy to follow. His research is detailed, but he does not bog the reader down with too many minute details.
Also, this book is full of excellent graphics. It has many period prints, maps, tapestry images, and some well done battlefield graphics. I thought this illustrations really helped emphasize many of the author's key points.
This is the first book in the series that I have read, so now I have rather high expectations for the other volumes I purchased with this one. I highly recommend this book to any military history student, or anyone interested in learning more about how warfare changed in Europe during the Renaissance.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Very Detailed and Well Crafted Book
Comment: Thomas Arnold is a great writer, and having John Keegan as the editor of could only have helped the text. It is very easy to read and still extremely interesting, covering first the technical evolution of warfare from the 15th to the 17th centuries and then covering the major conflicts of the era.
Added to the strong writing and editing are many computer generated maps of individual battles and some great illustrations, many taken from period tapestries and paintings.
This book is probably the most clear, well-written book available on the subject, while still encompassing many lesser known facets of the Renaissance and even injecting some humor in a couple of passages.
Don't judge it by its textbook appearance and odd dimensions...it is anything but textbook-like and will undoubtedly lead you to buy more of the books in the series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of the series
Comment: this book is part of the Cassell History of Warfare series that is currently being published and is, in my opinion, one of the best books in this collection (along with Hanson's Wars of the Ancient Greeks and Goldworthy's Roman Warfare). The first half of the book covers the developments on siegecraft, artillery, infantry tactics, and strategy of European armies in the 16th century; the second half covers the history of wars between the Ottoman empire and Europe and between Europeans themselves during the same period. The writing is succinct and informative. The illustrations are well chosen - both relevant and pleasing to the eye. Charts and maps are plentiful. You will enjoy this book.
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Title: Warfare in the Seventeenth Century by John Childs ISBN: 0304363731 Publisher: Cassell Academic Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Roman Warfare by Adrian Goldsworthy ISBN: 0304362654 Publisher: Cassell Academic Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics by Bert S. Hall ISBN: 0801869943 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Wars of the Ancient Greeks by Victor Davis Hanson ISBN: 0304359823 Publisher: Cassell Academic Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Napoleonic Wars by Gunther Rothenberg ISBN: 0304359831 Publisher: Cassell Academic Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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