The Frisian Popular Militias between 1480 and 1560

In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, able-bodied men between sixteen and sixty years of age were called upon all over Europe to participate in raids, sieges and battles, for the defense of home and hearth. Because these men are regarded as amateurs, military historiography has paid little attention to their efforts. This book aims to change that by studying the mobilization, organization and weaponry of popular levies for a time when war was frequently waged between states in the making.

A finales de la Edad Media y principios de la moderna, hombres sanos de entre dieciséis y sesenta años eran llamados en toda Europa a participar en incursiones, asedios y batallas para defender su tierra. La historiografía militar ha prestado poca atención a estos hombres, considerados aficionados. Este libro pretende cambiar esa situación estudiando la movilización, la organización y el armamento de las levas populares en una época en la que la guerra se libraba con frecuencia entre Estados en ciernes.