"The Verge" Audiobook Sneak Peak: Mercenaries and the Military Revolution
Tides of History
Audible / Patrick Wyman
4.7 • 6.5K 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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