Early Modern Military History, 1450-1815
G. Mortimer
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Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Key military developments occurred in the Early Modern period, during which armies evolved from troops of medieval knights to Napoleon's mass levies. Firearms impelled change, necessitating new battlefield tactics and fundamentally altering siege and naval warfare. The size and cost of military forces expanded enormously, and new standing armies underpinned the growing absolutist power of princes. Academic experts from both sides of the Atlantic review these developments, discussing the medieval legacy, Spain, the Ottoman Turks, the Thirty Years War, Prussia, the ancien régime and the Napoleonic Wars, together with sea power, the American Revolution and warfare outside the West.
Key military developments occurred in the Early Modern period, during which armies evolved from troops of medieval knights to Napoleon's mass levies. Firearms impelled change, necessitating new battlefield tactics and fundamentally altering siege and naval warfare. The size and cost of military forces expanded enormously, and new standing armies underpinned the growing absolutist power of princes. Academic experts from both sides of the Atlantic review these developments, discussing the medieval legacy, Spain, the Ottoman Turks, the Thirty Years War, Prussia, the ancien régime and the Napoleonic Wars, together with sea power, the American Revolution and warfare outside the West.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
367g
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403906977
SKU
V9781403906977
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About G. Mortimer
JEREMY BLACK Professor of History, University of Exeter, UK FRANCIS D. COGLIANO Senior Lecturer in American History, University of Edinburgh, UK ALAN FORREST Professor of Modern History, University of York, UK JAN GLETE Professor History, Stockholm University, Sweden FERNANDO GONZÁLEZ DE LÉON Associate Professor of History, Springfield College Massachusets, USA RICHARD HARDING Principal Lecturer, University of Westminster, UK RHOADS MURPHEY ... Read more
Reviews for Early Modern Military History, 1450-1815
'a splendid addition to the pedagogical literature in early modern European history.' - Professor John Gagliardo, Boston University