The Road to Rocroi: Class, Culture and Command in the Spanish Army of Flanders, 1567-1659BRILL, 23 feb 2009 - 424 páginas Combining approaches and insights from cultural, social and military history this study traces the evolution and decline of the Spanish officer corps and general staff during the Eighty Years War in connection with contemporary trends such as modernization and aristocratization. |
Índice
Introduction | 1 |
PART ONE THE SCHOOL OF ALBA 15671621 | 47 |
Introduction | 49 |
Staffi ng the School of Alba | 53 |
Chapter Two Internal Structure and Hierarchy in the Early Army of Flanders | 89 |
Chapter Three Discipline and Justice in an Age of Mutinies | 107 |
Projects of Reform in the Spanish Offi cer Corps | 121 |
THE MILITARY REFORMS AND POLICIES OF THE COUNTDUKE OF OLIVARES 16211643 | 145 |
The Impact of Aristocratization | 183 |
Chapter Four Olivares Structural Reforms in the High Command | 215 |
The Olivarean Reform of Military Justice | 263 |
THE LEGACY OF OLIVARES IN THE ARMY OF FLANDERS 16431659 | 277 |
The Battle of Rocroi | 279 |
Chapter Two The Legacy of Olivares and the End of the War in Flanders 16431659 | 331 |
Conclusion | 373 |
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Chapter One Olivares as Military Trainer | 149 |
Chapter Two The Evolution of the CountDukes Appointment Policies | 159 |
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