Warfare in the seventeenth century / John Childs ; general editor: John Keegan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Childs, John, 1949-

Contributor:

Keegan, John, 1934-2012.

Series:

Cassell history of warfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--History--17th century.

Military art and science.

Military history, Modern--17th century.

Military history, Modern.

History.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, color maps, color plans, portraits (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Cassell, 2003.

Summary:

In the seventeenth century the art of war underwent a substantial if quiet revolution. Improvements in the design of fortification, prompted by advances in firearms technology, had subtle but far-reaching effects. Wars became longer, armies larger and military formations more disciplined. The resulting cost required the princes and rulers of Europe to reform their administrative apparatus in order to better control their resources. Thus, while most armies remained mercenary formations, motivated by economic considerations rather than national allegiance, governments themselves started to become more absolute and more centralized. John Childs, one of the world's foremost historians of the period, charts this fascinating evolution in a concise and authoritative account.

Contents:

Introduction: Death of the 'military revolution'

The Thirty Years War 1618-48

The rise of the standing army 1648-1700

The wars of the mid century

The conduct of war 1650-1700

The wars of Louis XIV 1667-97

Reflections

Glossary of military terminology.

Notes:

Originally published: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index.

Local Notes:

Pp. 49-72 bound upside down.

ISBN:

0304363731

OCLC:

50936157