The Wolf of Rimini

Name: The Wolf of Rimini
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by Peter Darman Book 2 in the Alpine Warrior series.

First published 2022

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Northern Italy, late 1440s. Leon Muller and his Swiss comrades march south to serve the Duchy of Milan in its wars with Venice. Leon has risen to command through battlefield skill, but Italy's princes, churchmen and condottieri treat mercenary soldiers as both essential weapons and dangerous political liabilities.

As Swiss victories increase Leon's reputation, they also make him more useful to men such as Francesco Sforza and more threatening to those who fear an independent armed force. Leon must navigate battles, unpaid troops, shifting alliances and manipulation by employers whose strategic ambitions may demand sacrifices from soldiers they regard as expendable.