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The chivalric ethos and the development of military professionalism [electronic resource] / edited by D.J.B. Trim.

Contributor(s): Trim, D. J. B. (David J. B.) | ebrary, Inc.
Series: History of warfare: v. 11.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003Description: xii, 359 p., 9 p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Sociology, Military | Standing army -- History | ChivalryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.2/7 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.
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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.

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