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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FraserRonald" data-source="post: 885074" data-attributes="member: 7892">It's not RPG oriented and if you aren't a history major (or buff) you might not even want to delve into them, but . . .Queen's University has a series called "War and Society" and one of the books, "War and Society in Renaissance Europe" by J.R. Hale, is amazing! Lots of information on the structure, hiring and lifestyle of mercenary bands. There's actually a lot more information on the lives of mercenaries and the impact they had on the surrounding societies (ergo the title, I guess) than there is on actual warfare.Frank Tallet's "War and Society in Early Modern Europe" does cover the Renaissance, but stretches into the 18th century. Still, there's a lot of neat information like supplying armies, the captains and contractors who became rich and powerful selling soldiers and much more on the actual military history than in Hale.There's also "The Renaissance at War" by Thomas Arnold which has a chapter devoted to the structure and training of the military.If you'd like to dip into these, but only want to try one of the above, you've got to try Hale's "War and Society in Renaissance Europe." It really allows you to get a sense of the flavour of mercenary life.Hope this helps. Take care all.edit: my spelling sucks so bad sometimes</blockquote>