The military revolution debate : readings on the military transformation of early modern Europe

Author(s)

• Rogers, Clifford J.

Bibliographic Information

The military revolution debate : readings on the military transformation of early modern Europe

edited by Clifford J. Rogers

（History and warfare）

Westview Press, 1995

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780813320533

Description

Massive changes in European military techniques and technologies took place between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the industrial age. This collection of articles on those changes includes new essays by historians such as Geoffrey Parker, Jeremy Black and I.A.A. Thompson.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 The military revolution in history and historiography, Clifford J. Rogers. Part 2 Paradigms: the military revolution 1560-1660, Michael Roberts
• the "military revolution" 1560-1660 - a myth?, Geoffrey Parker
• the military revolutions of the Hundred Years War, Clifford J. Rogers
• a military revolution? - a 1660-1792 perspective, Jeremy Black. Part 3 Aspects: recalculating French Army growth during the Grand Siecle 1610-1715, John A. Lynn
• the military revolution and the professionalization of the French Army under the Ancien Regime, Colin Jones
• the Trace Italienne and the growth of armies - the French case, John A. Lynn
• fortifications and the military revolution - the Gonzaga experience 1530-1630, Thomas F. Arnold
• strategy and tactics in the Thirty Years War - the "military revolution", David A. Parrot
• tactics or politics? - the "military revolution" and Hapsburg hegemony 1525-1648, Simon Adams
• "money, money and yet more money!" - finance, the fiscal state and the military revolution - Spain 1500-1650, I.A.A. Thompson
• the military revolution - origins and first tests abroad, John F. Guilmartin Jr. Part 4 Last word: in defence of the military revolution, Geoffrey Parker.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813320540

Description

This book brings together, for the first time, the classic articles that began and have shaped the debate about the Military Revolution in early modern Europe, adding important new essays by eminent historians of early modern Europe to further this important scholarly interchange.

Table of Contents

History and Warfare -- Preface -- Credits -- The Military Revolution in History and Historiography -- Paradigms -- The Military Revolution, 1560-1660 -- The 'Military Revolution, 1560-1660-A Myth? -- The Military Revolutions of the Hundred Years War -- A Military Revolution? A1660-1792 Perspective -- Aspects -- Recalculating French Army Growth During the Grand Siede, 1610-1715 -- The Military Revolution and the Professionalisation of the French Army Under the Ancien Regime -- The trace italienne and the Growth of Armies: The French Case -- Fortifications and the Military Revolution: The Gonzaga Experience, 1530-1630 -- Strategy and Tactics in the Thirty Years' War: The 'Military Revolution -- Tactics or Politics? "The Military Revolution ' and the Hapsburg Hegemony, 1525-1648 -- "Money, Money, and Yet More Money!" Finance, the Fiscal-State, and the Military Revolution: Spain 1500-1650 -- The Military Revolution: Origins and First Tests Abroad -- Rejoinder -- In Defense of The Military Revolution -- About the Book and Editor -- About the Contributors

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Details

• NCID: BA26334763
• ISBN:
  • 0813320534
  • 0813320542
• LCCN: 94045319
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boulder
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 387 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D231
  • DC20 : 355/.0094
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Europe -- History, Military
  • LCSH : Europe -- History -- 1517-1648
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA20423543