The military revolution : military innovation and the rise of the West, 1500-1800 / Geoffrey Parker...
The military revolution : military innovation and the rise of the West, 1500-1800 / Geoffrey Parker...
The military revolution : military innovation and the rise of the West, 1500-1800 / Geoffrey Parker.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N355.009409/1
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English
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Physical content
xix, 265 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. The military revolution revisited -- 2. Supplying war -- 3. Victory at sea -- 4. The 'military revolution' abroad -- 5. Beyond the revolution -- 6. Afterword: in defence of The military revolution.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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2nd ed.
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England
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
Geoffrey Parker's argument is in two parts. First the military practice of the West 'at home' in Europe is analysed, with special reference to the role of firearms in the transformation of both offensive and defensive warfare; to the rapid growth in army size; and to the creation of ocean-going warships which fought with long-range guns instead of...
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The military revolution : military innovation and the rise of the West, 1500-1800 / Geoffrey Parker.
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"The Lees Knowles lectures, 1984, given at Trinity College, Cambridge"--Half t.p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-245) and indexes.
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N355.009409/1
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0521479584 (pbk.)
9780521474269
0521474264
9780521479585 (pbk.)
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355.00940903
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