The Hussite Wars 1419-36 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841766652)

In 1415, the judicial murder of the religious reformer Jan Hus sparked a major uprising in Bohemia. His death led within a few years to the 'Hussite' revolution against the monarchy, the German aristocracy and the Church establishment. For two decades the largely peasant Hussite armies successfully defied a series of international 'crusades'; they owed many of their victories to the charismatic general Jan Zizka, and his novel tactical methods based on the use of 'war wagons'. This remarkable episode in medieval warfare is remembered not only as the Czech national epic, but as an important forerunner to the wars of the Reformation the following century.

Author: Stephen Turnbull
ISBN-10: 1841766658
ISBN-13: 9781841766652
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2004
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.08h x 6.46w x 0.17d

About the Author
Stephen Turnbull is best known in the field of samurai and Japanese military history, but has recently expanded his interests into China, Korea and Southeast Asia. He has also published several books on the subject of warfare in medieval and early modern Europe, where he has developed a strong interest in eastern European armies such as the Hussites and the army of Muscovy.