European Warfare 1453-1815

ISBN-13: 9780333692240 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 297 str.

Jeremy (Ed) Black

Opis

War played a fundamental role in European history during the early modern period. This up-to-date collection covers this crucial period in military history and analyses the nature and impact of warfare on the political and social development of Europe.

Spis treści

Introduction; J.Black.- War in Sixteenth-Century Europe: Revolution and Renaissance; T.Arnold.- Warfare in the Age of the Thirty Years War, 1598-1648; R.Asch.- Warfare in the Old Regime, 1648-1789; P.Wilson.- Naval Warfare, 1453-1815; R.Harding.- Ottoman Warfare in Europe, 1453-1826; G.Agoston.- The Development of Russian Military Power, 1453-1815; B.L. Davies.- Warfare and Society in the Baltic, 1500-1800; K.Jespersen.- Gaelic Warfare, 1453-1815; J.M.Hill.- Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare; J.Black.- Notes and References.- Notes on Contributors.- Index.

O autorze

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, editor of Archives and a Council member of the Royal Historical Society and the British Records Association.