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  The Resurrection Man , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 482min

  The Countess Ouspenska, expert forger of Byzantine icons, tells Max Bittersohn that an old acquaintance, Bartolo Arbalest - aka the "Resurrection Man" - has set up an exclusive art restoration business. Meanwhile, in a series of events, valuable objets d'arts are stolen from the homes of Boston's wealthiest citizens...shortly after their owners have them restored. Then George Protherie is gored to death with an ancient spear during a burglary in which his set of solid-gold Indian ceremonial candlesticks vanishes. And it comes as no surprise to Max that all the restoration work is being done by the secretive Arbalest. As Max looks into Arbalest's background, he discovers that Protherie was guarding an array of secrets that stretch back to his days as an importer of oriental antiquities. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andi Arndt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/006172/bk_adbl_006172_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Companies of Death: Mercenaries of the Late Middle Ages: The Right Form of War Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min

  During the rise of feudalism, the best weapon systems of the day had only been available to the select few, usually the lords and knights of the realm who had the income that could support them. As technology advanced, the crossbow, arbalest, and firearms were developed and a relatively untrained foot soldier could kill a knight with a single shot, canceling out a lifetime of mounted discipline. The more egalitarian methods of military organization in the Late Middle Ages and the Rennaisance challenged the nobility’s supremacy on the battlefield and ushered in the age of a more modern form of warfare with its more cynical and predatory aspect — the professional mercenary.The true interest in the centuries of the High Middle Ages lies with the gradual evolution of new forms of military efficiency, which ended in the establishment of a military caste as the chief power in war and the human mechanism of government. The 15th century in particular was an era of change in military science. Many of the same forces that inspired the Renaissance in science, art, literature, governance, and society brought about changes in the right form of war. It was in this environment that the condottieri flourished. These mercenary bands of professional warriors largely replaced the knights of a more chivalric era. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert L. Stone , Jr.. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/225063/bk_acx0_225063_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Sword Arm of Chivalry: The History of a Militant Culture: The Right Form of War, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 793min

  This is the history of an era dominated by militancy: Both warlike and religious, if the two can be separated.The true interest in the centuries of the early Middle Ages lies with the gradual evolution of new forms of military efficiency, which ended in the establishment of a military caste (knights) as the chief power in war and the human mechanism of government.The existence of feudalism and its association with the Christian Church is one of the most important factors concerning the Middle Ages. In the medieval period, the individual mounted warrior seemingly held sway for an extended time - generally from the 6th to 15th centuries. The feudal knight established his superiority over all descriptions of troops pitted against him. The defining institutions of classic knighthood were well established in the first half of this period. The passing of the first millennium oversaw the rise of a newly landed class of largely mounted warriors that became both a governing power and a defense against invasion from outside the abandoned frontiers of the old Roman Empire.The celebrated fight at Hastings in 1066 was the last notable attempt of unaided infantry to withstand cavalry in Western Europe for 200 years. However, the supposedly complete dominance of the mounted knight in the 12th and 13th centuries may be grossly exaggerated, as integrated cavalry and infantry tactics were nearly always the key to success. As technology advanced, the crossbow, arbalest, and firearms were developed and a relatively untrained foot soldier could kill a knight with a single shot canceling out a lifetime of mounted discipline. From the 15th to 17th centuries the art of being a knight developed from just fighting ability to living by a code of chivalric conduct. A knight became an example of courtly behavior, and it was his duty to be versed in writing, music, dance, land management, law, justice, and romance. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert L Stone Jr. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/217839/bk_acx0_217839_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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