Mercenaries To Conquerors


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Mercenaries To Conquerors


Mercenaries To Conquerors
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Author : Paul Brown
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-10-14

Mercenaries To Conquerors written by Paul Brown and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-14 with History categories.


When a band of Norman adventurers arrived in southern Italy to fight in the Lombard insurrections against the Byzantine empire in the early 1000s, few would have predicted that within a generation these men would have seized control of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily. How did they make such extraordinary gains and then consolidate their power? Paul Brown, in this thoroughly researched and absorbing study, seeks to answer these questions and throw light onto the Norman conquests across the Mediterranean. Throughout he focuses on the military side of their progress, as they advanced from mercenaries to conquerors, then crusaders. The story of the campaigns they undertook in Italy, Sicily, the Balkans and the Near East reveals their remarkable talent for war. The dominant role played by a succession of Norman leaders is a key theme of the narrative a line of ambitious and ruthless soldiers that ran from Robert Guiscard and Bohemond to Roger II and Tancred.



Conqueror Novel Vol 1 Fragment One A Tale Of Progress


Conqueror Novel Vol 1 Fragment One A Tale Of Progress
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Author : Kenma Ryuji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-10-26

Conqueror Novel Vol 1 Fragment One A Tale Of Progress written by Kenma Ryuji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-26 with categories.


Your invitation to the Theater of Aeterna has arrived. Come, please join your fellow Divine Audience members among the rows of omnipotent thrones. ...The three islands closest to the center of the world, the kingdoms of Burrya, Maltrex, and Yandex, have historically experienced strife amongst themselves. However, decades of harmonious peace have recently blossomed, and hostilities are now zero to none. The capital of Maltrex is as prosperous as it ever was... Or so the newspapers want you to believe. Brawler, the resolute son of adventurers known as Conquerors, finds himself and his comrades in a complete crossfire between Burryan mercenaries seeking retribution against the royal family of Maltrex, the corruption of the kingdom itself, the world government military police called the Nation Elite, and on a grander scale, a Battle of Divine Interventions...



Mercenaries


Mercenaries
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Author : Jack Ludlow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

Mercenaries written by Jack Ludlow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Brothers categories.


An action-packed period that was crying out for fictional treatment



The Conqueror S Shadow


The Conqueror S Shadow
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Author : Ari Marmell
language : en
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Release Date : 2017-01-16

The Conqueror S Shadow written by Ari Marmell and has been published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-16 with Fiction categories.


It is a curse to be haunted by the past. It is worse to be hunted by it... In the realm of Imphallion, there once was a nightmare—a living nightmare known only as the Terror of the East. Nigh invulnerable in his magical black armor and aided by unholy minions, he laid waste to all in his path on his all-consuming quest to bring order to the land. His order. Then, at what should have been his moment of triumph, his will failed. And his army fell. Taking a young noblewoman as hostage, he escaped, vanishing into darkest memory. Years later, Corvis Rebaine is a simple man, content with his loving wife and children. The terrible deeds and glories of his past life are dead and buried along with his former name and its monstrous legacy—until his daughter is taken by fiends under a maniacal young warlord looking to complete the Terror’s conquest. Now, spurred to action by a newborn fury and thirst for vengeance, Rebaine must do the unthinkable—don the dark armor once again, gather his once-loyal cadre of killers, and fight to save both the family he loves and the country he once almost destroyed. And all who stand in his way will have one final thought before death... The Terror has returned. “Action-packed...an intriguingly twisty plot, full of magic and political intrigue.”—Booklist “Superior storytelling and deft dialog make this a top-notch choice . . . filled with dark humor as well as scenes of brutal battle and high magic.”—Library Journal “A powerful fantasy, with well drawn heroes and delightfully wicked, yet complicated, villains. Ari Marmell has made his mark in the genre.”—Paul S. Kemp, author of the Erevis Cale trilogy “A tale that begins where most stories end and features a most unlikely protagonist. Twists of humor leaven this story of desperate people in dangerous times, as a conqueror discovers that perhaps those who live by the sword are sometimes doomed to face the business end of one. A great mix of character and action.”—Robin Hobb, author of Dragon Keeper The text of this edition is unchanged from that of the Del Rey edition.



Farmers And Mercenaries


Farmers And Mercenaries
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Author : Maxwell Alexander Drake
language : en
Publisher: Imagined Interprises Inc
Release Date : 2009-06

Farmers And Mercenaries written by Maxwell Alexander Drake and has been published by Imagined Interprises Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with Fantasy fiction categories.


2009 Moonbeam Young Adult Fantasy Award Winner for Excellence in Literature.Named Dragon Roots Magazine's Best New Fantasy Saga of 2009.In a sleepy farming stead, a young man, Alant Cor, is found to be one of the few Humans who can manipulate the Essence. And, not simply manipulate it. Alant has more power over this magical force than any Human in known history. Does his younger brother, Arderi Cor, possess the same ability, or something more sinister? Clytus Rillion, the commander of a mercenary troop, embarks on a quest to cure his dying son, Sindian. Though he doubts he will survive the journey, he will pay any price to save his son's life.The beast, known only as Klain, born a slave and now used to entertain the masses in a bloodthirsty sport known as the Games, finds out his true value to those who own him lies with his death.All are resigned to walk the paths fate has put them upon. Yet, is this of their own accord? Or, is an ancient and powerful race, the Elmorr'Antiens, manipulating the other inhabitants of Talic'Nauth? Change is falling upon the Plane. Some Elmorr'Antiens are making preparations to weather the storms ahead - others intend to use the coming chaos to seize power over all the races.Follow these seemingly unrelated lives as their paths are set on a course that none can hope to survive. Readers of the Genesis of Oblivion Saga will immerse themselves in the depth of a unique world culture, the grandeur of its civilizations, and the sheer awe of more than ninety-six thousand years of history!



Medieval Mercenaries


Medieval Mercenaries
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Author : William Urban
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-11-30

Medieval Mercenaries written by William Urban and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with History categories.


The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring and maintaining power. Feudal oaths and local militias were more often than not incapable of providing the skilled and disciplined warriors necessary to keep the enemy at bay. It was the mercenary who stepped in to fill the ranks. A mercenary was a professional soldier who took employment with no concern for the morals or cause of the paymaster. But within these confines we discover a surprising array of men, from the lowest-born foot soldier to the wealthiest aristocrat the occasional clergyman, even. What united them all was a willingness, and often the desire, to fight for their supper.In this benchmark work, William Urban explores the vital importance of the mercenary to the medieval power-broker, from the Byzantine Varangian Guard to fifteenth-century soldiers of fortune in the Baltic. Through contemporary chronicles and the most up-to-date scholarship, he presents an in-depth portrait of the mercenary across the Middle Ages.



The World Of The Crusades


The World Of The Crusades
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Author : Christopher Tyerman
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2019-05-23

The World Of The Crusades written by Christopher Tyerman and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-23 with History categories.


A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land, resources, power, reputation. Crusaders amassed possessions of all sorts, from castles to reliquaries. Campaigns required material funds and equipment, while conquests produced bureaucracies, taxation, economic exploitation, and commercial regulation. Wealth sustained the Crusades while material objects, from weaponry and military technology to carpentry and shipping, conditioned them. This lavishly illustrated volume considers the material trappings of crusading wars and the objects that memorialized them, in architecture, sculpture, jewelry, painting, and manuscripts. Christopher Tyerman’s incorporation of the physical and visual remains of crusading enriches our understanding of how the crusaders themselves articulated their mission, how they viewed their place in the world, and how they related to the cultures they derived from and preyed upon. A note to readers: the grey-shaded pages throughout this volume look at the Crusades in detail, exploring individual themes such as food and drink, medicine, weapons and women’s role in the Crusades. These short essays are interspersed throughout the chapters and the main text will continue after each one. For instance, ‘Taking the Cross’ runs from pages 4 to 7, and the Introduction continues on p. 8.



The Mercenaries


The Mercenaries
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Author : Henry Beam Piper
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-01-22

The Mercenaries written by Henry Beam Piper and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-22 with categories.


The Mercenaries



Warfare In The Norman Mediterranean


Warfare In The Norman Mediterranean
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Author : Georgios Theotokis
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2020

Warfare In The Norman Mediterranean written by Georgios Theotokis and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.


Analyses of different aspects of the history of warfare in the Mediterranean in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.



Mercenaries And Paid Men


Mercenaries And Paid Men
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Author : John France
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2008-03-31

Mercenaries And Paid Men written by John France and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-31 with History categories.


Why were mercenaries such a commonplace of war in the medieval and early modern periods and why have they traditionally been so poorly regarded? Who were mercenaries, and how were they distinguished from other soldiers? The contributors to this volume attempt to cast light on these questions.