Renaissance Mass Murder: Civilians and Soldiers During the Italian Wars

by Stephen D. Bowd

Renaissance Mass Murder explores the devastating impact of war on the men and women of the Renaissance. In contrast to the picture of balance and harmony usually associated with the Renaissance, it uncovers in forensic detail a world in which sacks of Italian cities and massacres of civilians at the hands of French, German, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian troops were regular occurrences.

The arguments presented are based on a wealth of evidence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198832613
• ISBN13: 9780198832614
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"