Burgundian wars. Volume 3. Part 2. Army of the Grand Dukes of the West

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Burgundian wars. Volume 3. Part 2. Army of the Grand Dukes of the West

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The second part of the book "The Burgundian Wars. The Army of the Grand Dukes of the West” is dedicated to such aspects of the military affairs of the Burgundian state as weapons, artillery and symbols placed on uniforms and banners. Based on a huge number of sources, the author shows the reader the colorful and magnificent facade of one of the strongest armies of the Late Middle Ages. Polished armor and shiny chain mail, liveries embroidered with heraldic emblems, silk standards fluttering in the wind, snow-white tapestries of soldiers' tents and knights' tents, advanced artillery for that time - bombards, serpentines, culverins and wagglers! All this aroused the envy of the European rulers and became for them both an element of a constant threat and a desired military prey. All this was made by the famous Burgundian and Flemish masters - armorers, decorators, embroiderers and foundry masters, scrupulously calculated, paid from the ducal treasury or the purses of wealthy seniors, stored in arsenals and transported under the walls of enemy fortresses and on the battlefields. And then almost all this formidable luxury burned down in the fire of battles and sieges, decayed from time to time or was sent by descendants to ruthless remelting. Therefore, the author had to do a colossal job in order to return from oblivion at least part of the former Burgundian military splendor and present it to the reader.

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Publication language: Russian

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