Mercenaries In Medieval And Renaissance Europe
Publisher: McFarland & Co  Inc
Published: 2013
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780786472741
Description: "In medieval and Renaissance Europe, mercenaries--professional soldiers who fought for money or other rewards--played violent, colorful, international roles in warfare. Intended as an introduction to the subject and drawing heavily on contemporary first-person accounts, this book creates a vivid but balanced mosaic of mercenaries who were hired to fight for various employers"--