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Fornovo 1495: France's bloody fighting Retreat
by Nicolle, David
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1855325225
- ISBN 13
- 9781855325227
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 1996. New book, 96 pages, CAM045. In the year 1495, Charles VIII was the youthful King of France, the most powerful state in medieval Europe. A dreamer who saw himself as the saviour of Christian Europe, he believed he could roll back the ever-spreading tide of Ottoman Turkish conquest. As a base for his crusade he was determined to seize southern Italy. In a lightning campaign he used France's modern army to sweep through Italy, his mobile field artillery train smashing into dust the tall towers of Italy's medieval castles. The Italian states rallied and at Fornovo their alliance, the League of Venice, fought Charles' army to a standstill. Contents: Origins of the Campaign, Opposing Leaders, Opposing Armies, Opposing Plans, The Campaign, The Battle of Fornovo, Aftermath, The Battlefield Today, Chronology, Wargaming Fornovo, Further Reading.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Hook, Richard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
David Nicolle was born in 1944, the son of the illustrator Pat Nicolle. He worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before going 'back to school', gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He later taught world and Islamic art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. He has written many books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, and has been a prolific author of Osprey titles for many years. David lives and works in Leicestershire, UK.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002576
- Title
- Fornovo 1495: France's bloody fighting Retreat
- Author
- Nicolle, David
- Illustrator
- Hook, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- ISBN 10
- 1855325225
- ISBN 13
- 9781855325227
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FORNOVO CHARLES VIII FRANCE LEAGUE OF VENICE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medieval Military History;
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