Fornovo 1495: France's Bloody Fighting Retreat

by David Nicolle

Book Overview

In the year 1495, Charles VIII was the youthful King of France, the most powerful state in medieval Europe. A dreamer who saw himself as the saviour of Christian Europe, he believed he could roll back... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855325225
• ISBN13: 9781855325227
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Informative For Wargaming and History

This Osprey Campaign Series book about the Battle of Fornovo is very informative. Provides alot of data on French and Italian military thinking of the time and the politics and military aims of the campaigns that lead to Fornovo. The account of the battle itself is also very detailed. My one criticism is that the clor plates don't give a good "feel" of the clothing and uniforms of the time. The book itself neglects this as well. There are some plates and breif description, but not much more. Overall very useful.