{"product_id":"the-military-organisation-of-a-renaissance-state-venice-c-1400-to-1617-paperback-9780521032476","title":"The Military Organisation of a Renaissance State; Venice c.1400 to 1617 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521032476","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Military Organisation of a Renaissance State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVenice c.1400 to 1617\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book describes the role and organization of the land forces of a renaissance state.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. E. Mallett (Author), J. R. Hale (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521032476, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm, 0.807 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book describes the role and organization of the land forces of a renaissance state over a long period. It thus provides a model against which the military development of other countries can be measured in terms of the composition, control and cost of armies. Above all, it redresses the imbalance whereby only the naval forces of Venice have been studied seriously. It is thus an essential contribution to an understanding of the extension and maintenance of an empire by land and sea, and of the strength in troops and fortifications that preserved Venice as the one truly independent state in sixteenth-century Italy. It also adds significantly to an understanding of the relationship between Venice and the republic's subject territories.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e References and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. c. 1400 to 1508: Introduction: the European context 1400–1525\u003cbr\u003e 1. The beginnings of Venetian expansion\u003cbr\u003e 2. The composition and role of the army in the fifteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 3. Military development and fighting potential\u003cbr\u003e 4. The organization and administration of the Venetian army\u003cbr\u003e 5. Control and policy making\u003cbr\u003e 6. Soldiers and the state\u003cbr\u003e 7. Venice and war\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 1509–1617: 8. The historical role of the land forces 1509–1617\u003cbr\u003e 9. The wars\u003cbr\u003e 10. Government: policy, control and administration\u003cbr\u003e 11. The higher command\u003cbr\u003e 12. Manpower\u003cbr\u003e 13. Cavalry, infantry, artillery\u003cbr\u003e 14. Fortifications in the Terraferma\u003cbr\u003e 15. The defense of the maritime empire\u003cbr\u003e 16. The costs of defense and war\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the European context 1525–1617\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: infantry wages in the sixteenth century\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909128544536,"sku":"9780521032476","price":29.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521032476I_d86f9093-4a23-4ea6-9e89-335999cda3df.jpg?v=1694965009","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-military-organisation-of-a-renaissance-state-venice-c-1400-to-1617-paperback-9780521032476","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}