European Warfare, 1494-1660Psychology Press, 2002 - 244 páginas The onset of the Italian Wars in 1494, subsequently seen as the onset of 'modern warfare', provides the starting point for this impressive survey of European Warfare in early modern Europe. Huge developments in the logistics of war combined with exploration and expansion meant interaction with extra-European forms of military might. Jeremy Black looks at technological aspects of war as well social and political developments and effects during this key period of military history. This sharp and compact analysis contextualises European developments and as establishes the global significance of events in Europe. |
Índice
Introduction | 3 |
Cultural social and political contexts | 6 |
A military revolution? | 34 |
European expansion and the global context 14901578 | 57 |
European warfare 14941559 | 71 |
European warfare 15601617 | 99 |
European warfare 161860 | 131 |
Naval developments | 169 |
European expansion and the global context 15781660 | 198 |
Conclusions | 214 |
Notes | 219 |
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