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Author | : MacGregor Knox |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2001-08-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521800792 |
Download The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book studies the changes that have marked war in the Western World since the thirteenth century.
Author | : Jeremy Black |
Publisher | : Red Globe Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 033351906X |
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In this radical reassessment, Jeremy Black challenges many of the established assumptions about the so-called Military Revolution of 1560- 1660. He argues that it is far from clear that a military revolution did occur during this period. Indeed there is more evidence to suggest that the description could be applied more accurately to the following hundred years. This book also re-examines the relationship between military strength and domestic stability. Rather than seeing the latter as the consequence of the former, Dr Black argues that it makes more sense to see the former as a result of the latter.
Author | : Olaf van Nimwegen |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1843835754 |
Download The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions, 1588-1688 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Dutch army is central to all discussions about the tactical, strategic and organisational military revolution of the early modern period, but this is the first substantial work on the subject in English. This book addresses the changes that were effected in the tactics and organisation of the Dutch armed forces between 1588 and 1688. It shows how in the first decades of this period the Dutch army was transformed from an unreliable band of mercenaries into a disciplined force that could hold its own against the might of Spain. Under the leadership of Maurits of Nassau and his cousin Willem Lodewijk a tactical revolution was achieved that had a profound impact on battle. However, the Dutch army's organisational structure remained unchanged and the Dutch Republic continued to rely on mercenaries and military entrepreneurs. It was not until the latter half of the seventeenth century that the Dutch, under William III of Orange, Captain-General of the Union, introduced revolutionary changes in military organisation and established an efficient standing army. This army withstood attacks by Louis XIV and the Dutch reforms were copied by the English. OLAF VAN NIMWEGEN has held a number of research posts in the Netherlands. He has an extensive publication record in Dutch and has published several articles on the Dutch army in English. In 2004 he was awarded the Schouwenburg Prize for an outstanding publication on Dutch military history for De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden als grote mogendheid The Republic of the United Netherlands as a great power], about the role and position of the Dutch Republic in the European system of states in the period 1713 to 1756.
Author | : Clifford J Rogers |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 694 |
Release | : 2018-10-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0429975899 |
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This book brings together, for the first time, the classic articles that began and have shaped the debate about the Military Revolution in early modern Europe, adding important new essays by eminent historians of early modern Europe to further this important scholarly interchange.
Author | : Geoffrey Parker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1989-09-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521376808 |
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Well before the Industrial Revolution, Europe developed the superior military potential and expertise that enabled her to dominate the world for the next two centuries. In this attractively illustrated and updated edition, Geoffrey Parker discusses the major changes in the military practice of the West during this time period--establishment of bigger armies, creation of superior warships, the role of firearms--and argues that these major changes amounted to a "military revolution" that gave Westerners a decided advantage over people of other continents. A new chapter addresses the controversies engendered by the previous edition.
Author | : Brian Downing |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2020-12-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691222185 |
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To examine the long-run origins of democracy and dictatorship, Brian Downing focuses on the importance of medieval political configurations and of military modernization in the early modern period. He maintains that in late medieval times an array of constitutional arrangements distinguished Western Europe from other parts of the world and predisposed it toward liberal democracy. He then looks at how medieval constitutionalism was affected by the "military revolution" of the early modern era--the shift from small, decentralized feudal levies to large standing armies. Downing won the American Political Science Association's Gabriel Almond Award for the dissertation on which this book was based.
Author | : Jeremy Black |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2011-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1350307734 |
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The seventeenth century has long been seen as a period of 'crisis' or transition from the pre-modern to the modern world. This book offers a chance to explore this crisis from the perspective of war and military institutions in a way that should appeal to those doing global history. By placing 17th century warfare in a global context, Black challenges conventional chronologies and permits a reappraisal of the debate over what has been seen as the Military Revolution of the early-modern period. The book discusses war with regard to strategic cultures, assesses military capability in terms of tasks and challenges faced and attaches styles of warfare to their social and political contexts. Genuinely global in range, this up-to-date and wide-ranging account provides fresh historiographical insights into this crucial period in world history.
Author | : Keith L. Shimko |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2010-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 052111151X |
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This book is a comprehensive study of the Iraq Wars in the context of the revolution in military affairs debate.
Author | : Alexander Querengässer |
Publisher | : Oxbow Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1789256720 |
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Before the Military Revolution examines European Warfare in the Late Middle Ages from 1300 to 1490. It is not restricted only to well-covered conflicts, like the Anglo-Scottish Wars or the Hundred Years War, but gives due weight to all regions of Europe, including the Empire, the Baltic, the Balkans and the Mediterranean, and considers developments in naval warfare. The Hussite Wars and the wars of the Teutonic Order and the Hanseatic League are covered, as is the expansion of Moscow, the Ottomans and Venice, and battles like Aussig (1426), Copenhagen (1428), Chojnice (1454) are discussed alongside Bannockburn and Agincourt. This age witnesses fundamental change. The feudal system of the High Middle Ages crumbled everywhere in Europe due to climatic change, economic crisis and population decline. This triggered a fiscalization of the military organization, the establishment of taxes and representation of the estates. This book argues that these changes are the most fundamental ones in the military and political organization in Europe until the rise of the constitutional state around 1800 and so comes closer to the original concept of a Military Revolution. It also takes a critical look at other often discussed developments of this age, like the Infantry and Artillery Revolution or the decline of cavalry. Combining a chronological and regional narrative with deeper analysis of themes like chivalry, strategy, economic warfare or military publications makes this book an indispensable read for everyone interested in late medieval history.
Author | : David Parrott |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2012-03-08 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0521514835 |
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This book offers a substantial reconsideration of early modern warfare and its relationship to the power of the state.