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European Warfare, 1350-1750

by Frank Tallett (Editor), D. J. B. Trim (Editor)

Other authors: Gabor Agoston (Contributor), Ronald G. Asch (Contributor), Matthew Bennett (Contributor), Kelly Devries (Contributor), Jan Glete (Contributor)9 more, Steven Gunn (Contributor), Rhoads Murphey (Contributor), Olaf van Nimwegen (Contributor), David Parrott (Contributor), Simon Pepper (Contributor), Clifford J. Rogers (Contributor), Louis Sicking (Contributor), D. J. B. Trim (Contributor), Laszlo Veszpremy (Contributor)

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The period 1350-1750 saw major developments in European warfare, which not only had a huge impact on the way wars were fought, but also are critical to long-standing controversies about state development, the global ascendancy of the West, and the nature of 'military revolutions' past and present. However, the military history of this period is usually written from either medieval or early-modern, and either Western or Eastern European, perspectives. These chronological and geographical limits have produced substantial confusion about how the conduct of war changed. The essays in this book provide a comprehensive overview of land and sea warfare across Europe throughout this period of momentous political, religious, technological, intellectual and military change. Written by leading experts in their fields, they not only summarise existing scholarship, but also present new findings and new ideas, casting new light on the art of war, the rise of the state, and European expansion.… (more)
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Tallett, FrankEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Trim, D. J. B.Editormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Agoston, GaborContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Asch, Ronald G.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bennett, MatthewContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Devries, KellyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Glete, JanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gunn, StevenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Murphey, RhoadsContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nimwegen, Olaf vanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Parrott, DavidContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pepper, SimonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rogers, Clifford J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sicking, LouisContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Trim, D. J. B.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Veszpremy, LaszloContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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The period 1350-1750 saw major developments in European warfare, which not only had a huge impact on the way wars were fought, but also are critical to long-standing controversies about state development, the global ascendancy of the West, and the nature of 'military revolutions' past and present. However, the military history of this period is usually written from either medieval or early-modern, and either Western or Eastern European, perspectives. These chronological and geographical limits have produced substantial confusion about how the conduct of war changed. The essays in this book provide a comprehensive overview of land and sea warfare across Europe throughout this period of momentous political, religious, technological, intellectual and military change. Written by leading experts in their fields, they not only summarise existing scholarship, but also present new findings and new ideas, casting new light on the art of war, the rise of the state, and European expansion.

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