Sherer I. The Scramble for Italy. Continuity and Change in the Italian Wars, 1494–1559. London; New York: Routledge, 2021. 159 p.

In the book under review, the events of the Italian Wars are studied primarily from the point of view of the ideals and opinions of their participants. The significance of the nobility in the Italian Wars is considered, which was reflected in the spread of the knightly ethos among ordinary soldiers and in intellectual circles. The author of the book revealed the problem of the use of mercenaries in the armies of the period under review mainly from the point of view of the perception of soldiers in literature and social writings, as well as their own understanding of various aspects of the military profession. Based on the analysis of the organizational aspects of military affairs, the author assessed the changes that took place in the late 15th - first half of the 16th century as not corresponding to the assessments accepted within the framework of the concept of «military revolution». The general conclusion is that the epoch of the Italian Wars was a field of clashes between innovations and manifestations of continuity.