Early Modern Military History, 1450-1815
by
G. Mortimer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1403906971
ISBN-13
9781403906977
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 22nd, 2004
Print length
228 Pages
Weight
368 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 15.70 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
General & world historyWarfare & defence
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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 ancient regime and the Napoleonic Wars, together with sea power, the American Revolution and warfare outside the West.
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