| Major William Martin RM | 18 Mar 2009 4:23 a.m. PST |
For those that may not be aware, George Gush's seminal volume on Renaissance Warfare from 1480 to 1650, now long out of print, is available online (at least the western armies) at myArmoury.com, as well as sevral other excellent articles relating to this period. myarmoury.com/features.html From the index page, scroll down to the heading "Renaissance Armies, 1480 to 1650" and then select the nationality that you want, up pops George's original text and illustrations. While much new information has come to light in the last 30 years, George's book still represents a valuable resource for the wargamer wanting a "snapshot" summary of a particular army. I for one am delighted that this resource is available online for all to enjoy. Plus, myArmoury's site has many other useful articles for the gamer and historian with subject matter as diverse as "The Winged Hussars of Poland", Gordon Frye's "From Lance to Pistol, The Evolution of Mounted Soldiers from 1550 to 1600", three papers from Robinson's "Anatomy of Armour" series, several late Medieval battle summaries and others. Highly recommended. Bill |
 20thmaine  | 18 Mar 2009 4:40 a.m. PST |
Excelent – I still dig out the original articles from Airfix magazine |
| olicana | 18 Mar 2009 4:41 a.m. PST |
I have this book and it is fantastic. Now that it is online everyone can get at the juicy bits – an essential volume if you are interrested in Renaissance warfare (especially for the early stuff, Italian Wars, etc.). Of all the books that I paid 'over the odds' for (this one in kind), this is the one I did not regret buying most. James. |
| Big Martin | 18 Mar 2009 4:50 a.m. PST |
Yet another book I'm glad I was around to buy when it was new. |
| Fire at Will | 18 Mar 2009 6:25 a.m. PST |
I notice that at least the Poles and Ottomans are missing so it's not the complete book. |
| JCBJCB | 18 Mar 2009 7:02 a.m. PST |
Found this book at Half Price Books, and got it for $7 USD (if memory serves) three or four years ago. Big-time steal. |
| 20thmaine | 18 Mar 2009 8:01 a.m. PST |
Lucky ! "nd hand copies go for a lot more from most military book dealers |
 John the OFM | 18 Mar 2009 9:05 a.m. PST |
Sigh. There goes my investment…
I was planning to retire on mine. |
| Major William Martin RM | 18 Mar 2009 9:52 a.m. PST |
Will; Hence my comment: "(at least the western armies)" Why they didn't do the full book, I have no idea. I have my hard copy (#3 and I hope the last I have to buy, must learn to hang on to it), but thought that this may be of use to some who haven't obtained a copy yet. They do have an excellent article on the Polish Hussars though, but by a different author. Bill |
| paintingbird | 18 Mar 2009 1:22 p.m. PST |
For some reason, I can't open the link… |
| Connard Sage | 18 Mar 2009 1:36 p.m. PST |
I wonder if Mr Gush or his publisher have released the copyright? |
| Major William Martin RM | 18 Mar 2009 3:08 p.m. PST |
paintingbird – For some reason, I can't open it anymore either. Did you break it? ;-) Maybe just a net "gremlin", or maybe… Connard Sage – Maybe they didn't give a release and that's what happened to the link. Oops! Seriously, they have an excellent reputation, these articles have been out there for some time, and I imagine the site is just experiencing a glitch (I love using technical terms). Bill |
| Major William Martin RM | 18 Mar 2009 7:08 p.m. PST |
The site is back up now. Bill |
