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The Arte Militaire: The Application of 17th Century Military Manuals to Conflict Archaeology
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Description for The Arte Militaire: The Application of 17th Century Military Manuals to Conflict Archaeology
Paperback. Series: Century of the Soldier. Num Pages: 148 pages, 25 b/w ills, 8 b/w diags, 15 photos, 11 colour diags. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Military manuals have been used as a source through a range of historical studies, but only recently has their potential to Conflict Archaeology truly been recognised. Military manuals allowed the progression of the Military Revolution from the informed amateur towards the scientific, mathematical choreography for massed troops at the height of the Military Revolution, and their use as a viable historical resource often taken at face value - negating their worth. Using correlated GIS, landscape archaeology, metal detecting, military knowledge and experimental archaeology, we might understand more fully the limitations and strengths drill books provide us. Like a dance, military ... Read more
Military manuals have been used as a source through a range of historical studies, but only recently has their potential to Conflict Archaeology truly been recognised. Military manuals allowed the progression of the Military Revolution from the informed amateur towards the scientific, mathematical choreography for massed troops at the height of the Military Revolution, and their use as a viable historical resource often taken at face value - negating their worth. Using correlated GIS, landscape archaeology, metal detecting, military knowledge and experimental archaeology, we might understand more fully the limitations and strengths drill books provide us. Like a dance, military ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Century of the Soldier
Condition
New
Weight
299 g
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911096221
SKU
V9781911096221
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Warwick Louth
Growing up amongst the ruins and stories of English Civil War Hampshire, it is no surprise that Warwick Louth became fascinated with the period. Warwick gained a Degree in Archaeological Practice from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, followed by a Masters Degree in Conflict Archaeology at the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Glasgow - ... Read more
Reviews for The Arte Militaire: The Application of 17th Century Military Manuals to Conflict Archaeology
A well-researched and an extremely useful and unique study...the author's coverage is a reflection of the relative newness of this area of research. There is enough here already to appeal to the fortress historian.
Casemate Journal - Fortress Study Group
Overall this is a well-researched and extremely useful - indeed, unique - study. If your interest is archaeological ... Read more
Casemate Journal - Fortress Study Group
Overall this is a well-researched and extremely useful - indeed, unique - study. If your interest is archaeological ... Read more