The Golden Age of Mercenaries

&#xA; //Military enterprisers//the feudal and the federal//Putting pikemen on your credit card// &#xA;&#xA; If there was a ever a time to be a mercenary, it was Renaissance Italy. The&#xA;condottieri, or &ldquo;contractors&rdquo; were masters of the art: skilled at fighting,&#xA;certainly, but also the art of waging war for profit, and living long enough to&#xA;enjoy your rewards. &#xA; While the…