John Richards has had a long-standing interest in the history of Central European warfare. He has researched the Landsknecht soldier for a number of years. He lives and works in Basel, Switzerland. Gerry Embleton has been a leading historical illustrator since the early 1970s specialising in the medieval period, but with a keen interest in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. An illustrator, and author, of a number of Osprey titles he has lived in Switzerland since the early 1980s.

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• Introduction The Origins of the LandsknechtOrganisationRecruitmentArmy lifeThe Articles of WarOfficersCamp lifeThe TrainSicknessReligionCostume The Landsknecht in their Own Words The decline of the Landsknecht BibliographyColour Plate CommentaryIndex

John Richards has had a long-standing interest in the history of Central European warfare. He has researched the Landsknecht soldier for a number of years. He lives and works in Basel, Switzerland. Gerry Embleton has been a leading historical illustrator since the early 1970s specialising in the medieval period, but with a keen interest in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. An illustrator, and author, of a number of Osprey titles he has lived in Switzerland since the early 1980s.

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• Introduction The Origins of the LandsknechtOrganisationRecruitmentArmy lifeThe Articles of WarOfficersCamp lifeThe TrainSicknessReligionCostume The Landsknecht in their Own Words The decline of the Landsknecht BibliographyColour Plate CommentaryIndex