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The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558 - 1721
Robert I. Frost
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Description for The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558 - 1721
Paperback. This is the first comprehensive history study to consider the revolution in military strategy which took place in the battlefields of North-Eastern Europe and makes a vital contribution to the debate on military change and political development in early modern Europe. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DV; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
This book provides an accessible study of the neglected but highly important series of wars fought for control of the Baltic and Northeastern Europe during the period 1558-1721. It is the first comprehensive history which considers the revolution in military strategy which took place in the battlefields of Eastern Europe. Robert Frost examines the impact of war on the very different social and political systems of Sweden, Denmark, Poland-Lithuania and Russia and he explains why it was Russia that emerged victorious from these wars. Based on extensive primary and secondary research (including much material that is unfamiliar in English) this book makes an important contribution to the debate on military change and political development in early modern Europe.
Product Details
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Modern Wars in Perspective
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582064294
SKU
V9780582064294
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Reviews for The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558 - 1721
Winner of the Early Slavic Studies Association (ESSA) 2005 Distinguished Scholarship Award a rare and remarkable synthetic historical work Professor C. M. Vakareliyska, ESSA This important book throws light on some very dark places in European history Times Literary Supplement a powerfully-argued contribution to the historiography on the evolution of the military state...truly sets an impressive standard Slavonic & East European Review Another volume in a truly splendid series -Modern Wars in perspective- whose serious format and price are pitched at history students but should not put off the intelligent general reader. BBC History a magnificent achievement, learned, perspicacious and judicious...an outstanding contribution War in History It is an eminently readable, remarkably well-crafted, balanced, and above all else, a most provocative analysis of one of the central processes in the formation of modern Europe J.T. Koitlaine, Harvard University