Italian Militiaman 1260–1392

Download or read book Italian Militiaman 1260–1392 written by David Nicolle and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1999-02-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval Italy was characterized by regular warfare among its numerous city-states, as well as internal strife within comunes as aristocratic factions fought each other for domination of the cities' governments. In this context, Italian warfare developed quickly, with the crossbow playing a key role in improving the armour technology of the Italian city militias that used them. This book traces the evolution of the Italian militiaman, providing a comprehensive view of all aspects of the late medieval Italian city militias, from the weaponry, attitudes and social backgrounds of their members, to the political context that made such formations necessary.