Recommended Reading
Some items of interest to the soldier and scholar.
The Shepshetshire Book of Drill
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The Art of VVarr, Plainlie Detailled: A Discourse on Militarie Discipline, Usefull and Necessarie for the Education of All Captaines, Leiutenants, and Gentlemen-Soldiers, Wherein is Showne the most Perfecte and Modernne Mocions in the Handling of the Pyke and Lessor Weapones
By William Elder. Also known as the Shepshetshire Book of Drill. For all it's tongue-in-cheek pretense, this is a modern text that discusses how pike drill is performed in Goode's Company. Read it, know it, love it. (Current version: 2.0)
Books
- A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century
By Sir Charles Oman. A long and highly influential work in the area of Renaissance military history. - Actions of the Low Countries
By Roger Williams (1540?-1595). A contemporary account of fighting in the Netherlands by a soldier who served on both sides. - Elizabeth's Armies
By Charles Cruickshank. A very good overview of the Elizabethan military. - Lieutenant Nun
by Catalina De Erauso (1599-?). An amazing tale of a young woman who escaped a convent and led a swashbuckling life as Spanish soldier. Not only entertaining, but also a window into gender roles of the era and how to buck them in badass style.