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aloyokon's review
3.0
The era of the Renaissance was not all Michelangelo and Shakespeare, unfortunately. As Lauro Martines makes clear in this book, the convergence of new technologies, religious division, and the growth of centralized authority and power in what would become the modern European nations contributed to the incessant, destructive wars of these two and a half centuries. Above all, "Furies" showcases conflict from the view of the grunt and the civilian, and proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that in all times, war is hell.
cameroncl's review
3.0
A conceptually admirable rethink of the focus of military history that dives deep into what Renaissance warfare looked like for those on the ground living through it (namely, unrelentingly brutal, miserable, and violent). Not sure all its constituent parts work as well as they could, but more military history should do what this book does - step away from high politics and maneuvers and focus on those who suffered for it.
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