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The landsknechts
The German Landsknechte (German plural, singular Landsknecht), meaning "servants of the land", were colourful mercenary soldiers with a redoubtable reputation, who took over the Swiss forces' legacy and became the most formidable military force of the late 15th and throughout 16th century Europe, consisting predominantly of German and Swiss mercenary pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, they achieved the reputation for being the universal mercenary of early modern Europe. Was Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 to 1519, the founder of the first mercenary Landsknecht regiments in 1487. He called upon Georg von Frundsberg (1473–1528), known by many as the Father of the Landsknechte, to assist him in their organization. Our book, cover all the history of this soldiers with finest illustration and 16 colour plates.
Nuremberg Tournaments 1446-1561
This German Turnierbuch manuscript is composed of wonderful color plates includes depictions of contestants equipped for various tournaments and renaissance parade, specifically the participants in tournaments known as Gesellenstrechen, or bachelors' jousts, held in Nuremberg (Germany) between 1446 and 1561
Play the Seven Years' War 1756-1763 - Vol. 2
The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a global conflict that spanned five continents, setting off what Winston Churchill later called "the first world war".
Play the Seven Years' War 1756-1763 - Vol. 1
The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a global conflict that spanned five continents, setting off what Winston Churchill later called "the first world war".
The Uniforms of French Armies 1690-1894 - Vol. 3
This is the first edition to be published in English and Italian of the 5 books by Dr. Costance Lienhart, professor at the University of Lille, and René Humbert, famous member of the Society of Military History.
The Uniforms Ot the British Loyal Volunteer Corps 1798-1799
Loyal Volunteers of London & Environs, Infantry & Cavalry, in their respective Uniforms, this book representing the whole and original manual, on military platoon, & weapons exercise in 87 plates Designed & Etched by Thomas Rowlandson, and printed in London by Rudolph Ackermann in the 1799 year. Every uniform contain a descriptive text to each color plate. Hand-colored etched title-page and 86 hand-colored etched plates, all by and after Thomas Rowlandson. Expertly and almost invisibly rebacked to style. A wonderful and large copy of this important work by Thomas Rowlandson, with early impressions of the plates heightened with gold and silver. In this work, Rowlandson presents some of his mo...
Play the Thirty Years War 1618-1648
In this book thousand paper soldiers are at your disposal to obtain, with little effort, entire armies of battalions of infantry, squadrons of cavalry, gun batteries houses and buildings to create the scenes of your battle. We also explain tricks and modes for a good assembly of the pieces, as well as the official rules for playing wargame...
The Austrian army 1805-1809 - Vol. 3: The cavalry, artillery & other forces
Even when a history writer would have wanted to celebrate, maybe the greatest European power (on land), namely the Austrian Empire, he certainly would not had chosen the terrible year 1809. What for the military apparatus in Vienna could have been a beginning of a Great Military Reform, the triumph of the Generalissimus Archduke Charles, became one of the worst nightmares of Habsburg history. In short, after a series of unfortunate events and bad military conduct, Austria disappeared from the European scene, losing further important territories but, above all, losing its mighty armies. The author chooses to tell about that period, evaluating the military organization, starting from the recru...
Heidelberg Turnierbuch 1482
This German manuscript Turnierbuch is a falsification of the "Heidelberg Tournament Book of the Jost Pirckhammer of 1486" realized in 1886. Today it is preserved in Heidelberg University Library. Always and in any time, people were fascinated by the Middle Ages. And as always, writings and other legacies from the Middle Ages were an expensive and coveted commodity. And where there was a need for rare originals, there were always a "creative contemporaries" who were able to recreate old originals... In appendix twelve plates o knights, dames ans soldiers of XVIth century.
Play the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871
The Franco-German War, also called the Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 - Mayo 10, 1871) was a conflict in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France. The German troops advanced into France and decisively defeated the French at Sedan. This war violently changed the course of European history, marking the end of the French hegemony in continental Europe and resulted in the proclamation of the new German Empire at Versailles: it was the climax of Bismarck's ambitions to unite Germany. La guerra franco-tedesca, detta anche guerra franco-prussiana (19 luglio 1870 - 10 maggio 1871) fu un conflitto in cui una coalizione di Stati tedeschi guidata dalla Prussia sconfisse la Francia. Le truppe tedesche avanzarono in Francia e sconfissero decisamente i francesi a Sedan. Questa guerra cambiò violentemente il corso della storia europea, segnando la fine dell'egemonia francese nell'Europa continentale e portò alla proclamazione del nuovo Impero tedesco a Versailles: fu il culmine delle ambizioni di Bismarck di unire la Germania.
