{"product_id":"protagonists-of-war-spanish-army-commanders-and-the-revolt-in-the-low-countries-9789462702875","title":"Protagonists of War: Spanish Army Commanders and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulian Romero, Sancho Davila, Cristobal de Mondragon, and Francisco de Valdes were prominent Spanish military commanders during the first decade of the Revolt in the Low Countries (1567-1577). Occupying key positions in this conflict, they featured as central characters in various war narratives and episodical descriptions of the events they were involved in, ranging from chronicles, poems, theatre plays, engravings, and songs to news pamphlets. To this day, they still figure as protagonists of historical novels: brave heroes in some, cruel oppressors in others. Yet personal, first-hand accounts also exist. Archival research into the letters written by these commanders now makes it possible to include their perspectives and the way they describe their own experiences. Looking through the eyes of four Spanish commanders, Protagonists of War provides the reader with an alternative reading of the Revolt, contrasting the subjective experiences of these protagonists with fictionalised perceptions.  Free ebook available at OAPEN Library, JSTOR and Project Muse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo a large extent, the malleability, contradictions, and diverse interpretations of \u003cbr\u003ethese figures are rightly presented by Fagel as inherent to the process of narrative appropriation and re-creation. Indeed, showing the numerous ways that the presentation of the \u003cbr\u003eactions, motives, and reputation of these figures have been shaped through the hands of \u003cbr\u003echroniclers, historians, and playwrights is key to these accounts. Yet stressing this aspect of \u003cbr\u003ethe study would understate the extent that Fagel has also deployed a wealth of administrative and personal correspondence to set the anecdotes, interpretations, and assumptions \u003cbr\u003eagainst a more substantive, verifiable account of the lives and actions of these men. \u003cbr\u003eIn consequence, while the book tells us much about their shifting historical reputations \u003cbr\u003efrom the sixteenth century to the present day, it also offers detailed evidence about the \u003cbr\u003edynamics of military service for these officers in the Army of Flanders. \u003c\/i\u003eParrott, D., Early Modern Low Countries, 6(2), 299–301. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.51750\/emlc13432\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eWords of gratitude \u003cbr\u003eChapter I: Captain Julián: the hero of the battlefield \u003cbr\u003e Chapter II: Sancho Dávila: the champion of Catholic Spain \u003cbr\u003e Chapter III: Cristóbal de Mondragón: the good Spaniard \u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV: Francisco de Valdés: the exemplary soldier \u003cbr\u003e General conclusion: episodic war narratives in comparison \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography Index \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leuven University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047164150103,"sku":"9789462702875","price":25.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789462702875.jpg?v=1750970507","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/protagonists-of-war-spanish-army-commanders-and-the-revolt-in-the-low-countries-9789462702875","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}