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Contents

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

References and abbreviations

PART I: c. 1400 to 1508

Introduction: the European context 1400-1525

1 The beginnings of Venetian expansion

2 The composition and role of the army in the fifteenth century

3 Military development and fighting potential

4 The organization and administration of the Venetian army

5 Control and policy making

6 Soldiers and the state

7 Venice and war

PART 11: 1 509-1617

8 The historical role of the land forces 1509-1617

9 The wars

(i) Cambrai, reconquista and retention 1509-1529

(ii) The Turkish War of 1537-1540

(iii) The War of Cyprus 1570-1573

(iv) The War of Gradisca 1615-1617

10 Government: policy, control and administration

11 The higher command

12 Manpower

(i) Foreigners

(ii) Venetians

(iii) The militia

13 Cavalry, infantry, artillery

14 Fortifications in the Terraferma

15 The defence of the maritime empire

16 The costs of defence and war

Conclusion: the European context 1525-1617

Appendix: Infantry wages in the sixteenth century

Select bibliography

Index