"The Verge" Audiobook Sneak Peak: Mercenaries and the Military Revolution

Tides of History

Wondery / Patrick Wyman

Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Listen to an exclusive sneak peak of Patrick's book, The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, which comes out today, July 20th! This chapter looks at the one-armed German mercenary knight Goetz von Berlichingen, and the emergence of large-scale gunpowder warfare in the 16th century.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, Patrick here.
0:12.6	As I'm sure you know, I'm very excited that my book The Verge, Reformation, Renaissance
0:17.6	and 40 years that shook the world, is coming out today, July 20th.
0:22.3	If you enjoyed our seasons of Tides on the Early Modern Period, then you'll like this,
0:25.7	I promise.
0:27.0	And if you want to get a feel for the book, here's your chance.
0:30.1	Today I'm giving you a sneak peek of one of its chapters, on the one armed German mercenary
0:34.8	Grutzfunder Lichingen and the Military Revolution.
0:38.0	While you listen, go order a hard copy, ebook or audiobook, which I'm reading naturally
0:42.9	from your distributor of choice.
0:44.8	There's a link in this episode description that will help you do that.
0:47.8	If you've ever been looking for a way to support Tides of History, ordering The Verge is
0:51.7	the best way to do it, and I'd really appreciate it.
0:54.7	And now without further ado, here is your sneak peek of The Verge.
0:58.4	Enjoy!
1:00.4	Grutzfunder Lichingen and the Military Revolution.
1:07.7	June 1504.
1:09.4	Landschut Bavaria.
1:11.9	The rotten egg stench of burnt gunpowder permeated the humid summer air, clashing with the
1:17.6	earthy aroma of congealed sweat on unwashed bodies in the order of horses.
1:23.6	The beasts nade and nickered, but the clang of steel on steel, the sharp crack of archibuses,
1:29.7	the twang of crossbow strings loosing their bolts, and the booming roar of cannon
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