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Fornovo 1495: France's bloody fighting retreat (Campaign) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Nicolle
Creator: Richard Hook
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1032383
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 1855325225
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781855325227
ASIN: 1855325225
Publication Date: September 15, 1996
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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 the ever-spreading tide of Ottoman Turkish conquest. As a base for his crusade he was determined to seize southern Italy. In a lightning campaign he used France's modern army to sweep through Italy, his mobile field artillery train smashing into dust the tall towers of Italy's medieval castles. The Italian states rallied and at Fornovo their alliance, the League of Venice, fought Charles' army to a standstill.
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 With Osprey, Its Hit or Miss September 9, 2006
Marco Antonio Abarca (Colorado)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having beaten the English in the Hundred Years War, France emerged as Europe's most powerful nation. It was a position France was to hold until 1870. In 1495, Charles VIII decided to advance his claim on the Throne of Naples by marching his modern army down the boot of Italy. Having seized Naples, the Italian states rallied to form the League of Venice and block Charles' return to France. A race began to stop Charles before he returned to France and the battle of Fornovo is the bloody climax of that retreat. br / br /Five hundred years have passed since the Battle of Fornovo and it is inherently difficult to explain the ecomomic and military issues of that era. Unfortunately, David Nicolle is not up to this difficult task. He gets too wrapped up in the minor details and does not have the gift to make the complicated simple. br / br /The other weakness of the book is the graphics. This book was originally published in 1996 and in the ten years that have passed, a revolution has taken place in book publishing. This book looks very tired with its washed out, black and white photos and mediocre illustrations by Richard Hook. br / br /The Fornovo campaign is compelling and with all its weaknesses, this book will deliver for the person truly interested in the period. For someone with a more casual interest in the era, I would recommend Osprey's much better book on the battle of Pavia, 1525.
 Informative For Wargaming and History March 29, 2000
Joshua H. Bird (Arlington, VA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
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