Los Tercios de Flandes

If there is a military body par excellence in our history, that is the famous Tercios de Flandes. Made up of three types of soldiers, pikemen, harquebusiers and musketeers, it was a military force born to preserve the empire in the different conquered territories. An army made up mainly of nobles motivated to unite by the honor and pride of caste that united them to the king, something that differentiated them from the mercenary armies, who fought for money and not for ideals. But how were these fighters recruited? What weapons and combat techniques did they use? What was the day-to-day life of a soldier like? What great historical figures were part of this fighting force? All these issues and many more are discussed in this book by historians and experts who reveal to us the fascinating role that the tercios played in the history of Spain.