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In the Winter of 1524, Francis I sent his Army over the Alpine passes into Northern Italy. Having seized his primary objective of Milan, he pursued the retreating Imperialist troops to the town of Pavia. Soon the campaign lost momentum and the beseiger became the besieged.
Angus Konstam does a workmanlike job in describing the complex details of the campaign. However, like many Osprey campaign books, this work is uneven. The written text is very strong but unfortunately the visual aspects of this book are a lot weaker. Graham Turner's water color and pen illustrations are unintersting and the maps are of very poor quality. The most dissapointing visual aspect of the book are the black and white photos of the colorful battle paintings that were produced contemporanously with the siege. Although published in 1996, this Osprey volume looks tired and dated. |
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