Author:
Pohl, John M. D. author.
ImprintOxford ; New York, NY : Osprey Publishing, 2015.
Description48 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Note:INTRODUCTION. Iberian rivalries -- CHRONOLOGY -- PRELUDE: 1350-69, the reign of Pedro the Cruel -- WEAPONRY & TACTICS. Diversity of troop types: Moorish, French and English influences ; Campaigns of the late 14th century -- SEAPOWER. The expeditions of Pero Nino ; Ship types: galley , cocha, carraca, caravela, brigandino ; Castile's new operational capability -- CAMPAIGNS OF FERNANDO I & ALFONSO V. 1407-10: Fernando's campaigns against Granada, capture of Antequera, accession to throne of Aragon ; 1421-23: Alfonso's first Italian campaign ; Castles versus cannon ; Alfonso's return to Italy, capture of Naples, 1442, the politics of spectacle ; Securing the dynastic succession -- CONSOLIDATING TRASTAMARA POWER. 1469-79: the rise of Isabel of Castile and Fernado of Aragon ; 1481-92: the conquest of Granada, 1481-82: Zahara and Loja, developing the army, 1483-87: exploiting Muslim disunity, 1488-92: the final campaigns -- THE CARIBBEAN. 1492-1503: the expeditions of Columbus -- GONZALO DE CORDOBA IN ITALY. 1494-95: the French invasion ; 1501-03: Cerignola and the Garigliano ; A legacy for empire -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PLATE COMMENTARIES -- INDEX.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-44) and index.
Note:"The historic 500th instalment of the Men-at-Arms series, Armies of Castile and Aragon depicts the fighting men whose skill and tactical flexibility made Spain into a world power at the dawn of the Renaissance. On the Iberian peninsula and in Italy, the foundations of Spain's military 'Golden Age' were being laid as the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under the Trastamara dynasty grew in power, ambition and success from 1370 onwards. They were to carve out the world's first globe-spanning empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean and led to the momentous colonisation of the New World. This remarkable story is illustrated with period paintings and sculpture, photographs, and full-colour plates by a renowned expert on the appearance of medieval fighting men."--Publisher's note
