Medieval Mercenaries, The Great Companies

Kenneth Fowler (University of Edinburgh)

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Blackwell Publishing
04 December 2000

History; European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Military history; Mercenaries

Series: Medieval Mercenaries

This is the first book devoted exclusively to the history of 'The Great Companies', an assembly of mercenaries drawn from different European countries who came together to fight in the second half of the 14th century, sometimes in the employ of kings, the pope, princes or city republics, but frequently fighting on their own account.

By: Kenneth Fowler (University of Edinburgh)
Imprint: Blackwell Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 708g
ISBN: 9780631158868
ISBN 10: 0631158863
Series: Medieval Mercenaries
Publication Date: 04 December 2000
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Medieval Mercenaries, The Great Companies

This book will surely stand as the standard history of the companies for generations to come American Historical Review Fowler provides a thoroughly researched ... examination of military politics. CHOICE If readers desire the details of a ten year period in which mercenary companies conducted a reign of terror west of the Rhine and north of the Alps, they will not do better than this account. Journal of Military History This book is solidly based on archival research. Fowler has consulted manuscript sources in depositories ranging from Perugia to Edinburgh ... This enables him to assemble, for the first time, a detailed and accurate picture of the movement of bodies of men whose military prowess played an important role in virtually every major sector of combat in this highly confused decade ... anyone working on this central phase of the Hundred Years War will have to consult this study ... History This book draws upon several decades of work and utilizes the entire range of evidence available: modern scholarship, and printed and manuscript sources. This book will surely stand as the standard history of the companies for generations to come. Frequent, excellent, full-page maps help greatly. Book Review Digest