Book Excerpts That Don’t Suck
Götz von Berlichingen Had A (Literal) Iron Fist And A Front-Row Seat To The Military Revolution
The following is an excerpt from The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World, by Patrick Wyman. The book is currently available for pre-order. June 1504, Landshut, Bavaria. The rotten-egg stench of burnt gunpowder permeated the humid summer air, clashing with the earthy aroma of congealed sweat on unwashed bodies and the […]
