The Devil's Broker: Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth- Century Italy | 
Solid way to open a discussion on mercenaries and the Hundred Years War. I especially liked the bit about the blind king of Bohemia insisting on riding into battle entangled with some loyal but benighted cavalrymen. This is what made me snort tho:
“Lying facedown in the mud encased in seventy pounds of armor was a disadvantageous position to be in.”
Well, you don‘t say!
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