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Armies of the German Peasants War 1524-1526

By Angus McBride , Douglas Miller

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2003
ISBN
9781841765075, 1-84176-507-4
Open Library ID
OL8922451M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (22086414 bytes)
Series
Men At Arms 384
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
49\49
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

In the 1520s, a brief but savage war broke out in Germany when various insurgent groups rose to overthrow the power structure. The movement took as its emblem a peasant's shoe and the collective title of 'Bundschuh', and this became known as the Peasants' War - although the rebel armies actually included as many townsmen, miners, disaffected knights and mercenary soldiers as rural peasants. The risings involved large armies of up to 18,000 men, and there were several major battles before the movement was put down with the utmost ferocity. This book details the armies, tactics, costume, weapons, personalities and events of this savage war.

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