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| Editor's preface | 5 | |
| Author's preface | 11 | |
| 1 | Why there were wars | 13 |
| 2 | The military reformation: techniques and organization | 46 |
| 3 | Recruitment: personal and organized violence; the Second Estate | 75 |
| 4 | Recruitment: the reaction of the Third Estate | 100 |
| 5 | The society of soldiers: the professionals | 127 |
| 6 | The society of soldiers: conditions of service | 153 |
| 7 | The direct impact of war on civilians | 179 |
| 8 | The indirect impact: war and the economy | 209 |
| 9 | The indirect impact: war, taxation and government | 232 |
| Notes | 255 | |
| Select bibliography | 263 | |
| Index | 277 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Darko Kelemin
reviewed War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620 on May 30, 2014 War and Society in Renaissance Europe
I first heard of Joan of Naples - under her "real" name, Giovanna - through Marjorie Bowen's historical novel, "The Sword Decides!" It captured my imagination, so - having also enjoyed two other volumes in Alexandre Dumas's Celebrated Crimes series - I expected great things from this.
Well, a few parts here and there engaged me, but on the whole I found this a hard slog. Problems I had with it is having countless characters thrust upon me, extensive sections of dialogue that sound unnatural, and condensed third-person paragraphs that drag on far too long.
I feel this would've worked better as full-blown historical fiction or as a "proper" biography. This is a biography written as though it was historical fiction. Although this worked fine with other episodes in the series, it fell flat with "Joan of Naples".
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