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Using detailed color plates, this beautifully illustrated book describes the myriad of armies and navies that fought for control of Italy in the Middle Ages. The great powers of medieval Europe fought continuously in the Italian peninsula between the 12th and 14th centuries as they sought to expand their territory. Invading armies from Germany--the Holy Roman Empire--saw the creation of the defensive Lombard League of northern Italian city-states. These struggles resulted in conflicts between rival confederacies, which in turn proved to be the catalysts for developments in organization and tactics. Italian urban militias became better organized and equipped, the Imperial armies went from being mostly German to multinational forces, and both sides became reliant on mercenary forces to prosecute their wars. After the 1260s, France, relying mainly on armored cavalry, and Spain, with their innovative light infantry, vied for control of southern Italy. On the seas, the great naval powers of Genoa, Pisa, and Venice became fierce rivals, as they created great trading empires, bringing the treasures of the east into feudal Europe.

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  • Title Armies of the Medieval Italian Wars 1125-1325
  • Author Gabriele Esposito; Giuseppe Rava (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing (UK)
  • ISBN 9781472833402 / 1472833406
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.3 in (24.38 x 18.29 x 0.76 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: Italy

About the author

Gabriele Esposito is an Italian freelance author on military history, specializing in uniformology, who has written a number of titles for Osprey Publishing, Pen & Sword, Winged Hussar Publishing, and Partizan Press, and is a regular contributor to many magazines such as Ancient Warfare, Medieval Warfare, Classic Arms & Militaria, Guerres et Histoire, History of War, and Focus Storia Wars. He is Professor of Modern History at the Second University, Naples. Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Rchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.

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