Description
Book SynopsisMost studies of medieval warfare in the late 14th and 15th centuries concentrate on the Hundred Years' War between England and France and the Wars of the Roses. But meanwhile, on the Iberian peninsula, the foundations of Spain's military Golden Age' were being laid as the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under the Trastamara dynasty grew in power, ambition and success. Featuring spectacular full-colour artwork, and rare manuscript illustrations, this book depicts the fighting men whose skill and tactical flexibility made Spain into a world power at the close of the Middle Ages, carving out empires from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean.
Table of ContentsIntroduction/ Iberian rivalries: Pedro the Cruel and Enrique II; John of Gaunt’s invasion; the regency of Ferdinand I and Catherine; Granada and the Moors/ Iberian armies of the 14th–15th centuries: strategy; economy; city-states; castles, ports, and arsenals/ Tactics: infantry, cavalry, and artillery; naval warfare and logistics – Weaponry/ Alfonso V and the conquest of Naples: war with Genoa; sea combat and amphibious assaults; Milan, Sforza, and the Condottierri; tactics; artillery/ Ferdinand II and Isabella: conquests of Granada and the Caribbean/ Invasion of Italy: Gonzalo de Cordoba; a new standing army; tercio tactics; siege tactics/ Legacy: Spain and global empire/ Plate commentaries /Index
