| Description |
xii, 359 p., 9 p. of plates : ill. |
| Series |
History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 11 |
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History of warfare ; v. 11.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Illustrations vii -- Contributors ix -- Acknowledgements xi -- List of Abbreviations xiii --1. Introduction -- D.J.B. Trim 1 --PROLOGUE --2. Why Chivalry? Military 'Professionalism' in the Twelfth Century: The Origins and Expressions of a Socio-military Ethos -- Matthew Bennett 41 --STUDIES IN CHIVALRY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN LATE-MEDIEVAL AND EARLY-MODERN EUROPE --3. Condottieri and Captains in Renaissance Italy -- Michael Mallett 67 -- 4. The Portuguese Nobility, and the Rise and Decline of Portuguese Military Power, 1400-1650 -- Malyn J. Newitt 89 -- 5. Artisans, Architects and Aristocrats: Professionalism and Renaissance Military Engineering -- Simon Pepper 117 -- 6. Chivalry and Professionalism in the French Armies of the Renaissance -- David Potter 149 -- 7. Chivalry, Military Professionalism and the Early Tudor Army in Renaissance Europe: a reassessment -- Luke MacMahon 183 -- 8. Chivalry and Professionalism in Electoral Saxony in the Mid-Sixteenth Century -- Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly 213 -- 9. Soldados Platicos and Caballeros: The Social Dimensions of Ethics in the Early Modern Spanish Army -- Fernando Gonzilez de Len 235 -- 10. Army, Society and Military Professionalism in the Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War -- D. J. B. Trim 269 -- 11. The Officer Corps and Army Command in the British Isles, 1620-1660 -- Martyn Bennett 291 --POSTSCRIPT: THE LAST GASP OF CHIVALRY? --12. Shoot Them All: Chivalry, Honour and the Confederate Army Officer Corps -- Mark A. Weitz 321 --Index 349. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Sociology, Military.
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Standing army -- History.
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Chivalry.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Trim, D. J. B. (David J. B.)
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9004120955 |
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