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The chivalric ethos and the development of military professionalism

The chivalric ethos and the development of military professionalism [electronic resource] / edited by D.J.B. Trim. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003. - xii, 359 p., 9 p. of plates : ill. - History of warfare, v. 11 1385-7827 ; . - History of warfare ; v. 11. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Illustrations vii -- Contributors ix -- Acknowledgements xi -- List of Abbreviations xiii --1. Introduction -- D.J.B. Trim 1 --PROLOGUE --2. Why Chivalry? Military 'Professionalism' in the Twelfth Century: The Origins and Expressions of a Socio-military Ethos -- Matthew Bennett 41 --STUDIES IN CHIVALRY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN LATE-MEDIEVAL AND EARLY-MODERN EUROPE --3. Condottieri and Captains in Renaissance Italy -- Michael Mallett 67 -- 4. The Portuguese Nobility, and the Rise and Decline of Portuguese Military Power, 1400-1650 -- Malyn J. Newitt 89 -- 5. Artisans, Architects and Aristocrats: Professionalism and Renaissance Military Engineering -- Simon Pepper 117 -- 6. Chivalry and Professionalism in the French Armies of the Renaissance -- David Potter 149 -- 7. Chivalry, Military Professionalism and the Early Tudor Army in Renaissance Europe: a reassessment -- Luke MacMahon 183 -- 8. Chivalry and Professionalism in Electoral Saxony in the Mid-Sixteenth Century -- Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly 213 -- 9. Soldados Platicos and Caballeros: The Social Dimensions of Ethics in the Early Modern Spanish Army -- Fernando Gonzilez de Len 235 -- 10. Army, Society and Military Professionalism in the Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War -- D. J. B. Trim 269 -- 11. The Officer Corps and Army Command in the British Isles, 1620-1660 -- Martyn Bennett 291 --POSTSCRIPT: THE LAST GASP OF CHIVALRY? --12. Shoot Them All: Chivalry, Honour and the Confederate Army Officer Corps -- Mark A. Weitz 321 --Index 349.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Sociology, Military.
Standing army--History.
Chivalry.


Electronic books.

U21.5 / .C445 2003

306.2/7

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