The Cambridge history of war. Volume III, War and the early modern world / edited by David Parrott and Gábor Ágoston.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parrott, David, editor.

Ágoston, Gábor, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--History.

War.

War and society.

Military art and science--History.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 667 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Volume III of The Cambridge History of War covers the early modern world, offering a four-hundred-year perspective from the last Eurasian nomadic empires to the advent of ironclad, steam-driven warships in the mid-nineteenth century. Together, the chapters cover the rise of professional armies and purpose-built warships in Europe; the evolution of military societies in the great Islamic empires; the vicissitudes of Ming and Qing military organization and that of their Asian neighbours; and the raising and maintaining of armies in Africa and the Americas. Numerous processes of imperial expansion, both on land of sea, are examined, as are the processes of global confrontation and interchange across different military systems. Technology, organization, finance, and military cultures are each explored from a broad perspective. Bringing together an impressive team of experts in their fields, the volume provides a comprehensive and accessible history of war from 1450-1850.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jul 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-73540-3

1-009-73541-1

0-511-84313-5