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| Author | : Thomas F. Arnold |
| Publisher | : London : Cassell |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780304352708 |
Looks at the development of military art and science during the Renaissance and the impact of these changes not only on the nature of war but also on history.
| Author | : Thomas Arnold |
| Publisher | : Harper Perennial |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2006-05-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780060891954 |
The Renaissance at War Toward the end of the fifteenth century, modern artillery and portable firearms became the signature weapons of European armies, radically altering the nature of warfare. The new arms transformed society, too, as cities were built and rebuilt to limit the effects of bombardment by cannon. This book follows these far-reaching changes in comprehensive and fascinating detail and demonstrates how the innovations of the Renaissance paved the way to further changes in warfare. An in-depth technical look at the weaponry of the age and the tactical drills that honed the skills of Renaissance soldiers The epic wars abroad between Western Christians and the Muslim Turks Civil strife at home between despotic rulers and rebellious forces Kingly duels that play out on an international stage
| Author | : David Potter |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1843834057 |
The rulers of Renaissance France regarded war as hugely important. This book shows why, looking at all aspects of warfare from strategy to its reception, depiction and promotion.
| Author | : John B. Hattendorf |
| Publisher | : Boydell Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780851159034 |
"Wide-ranging in place and time, yet tightly focused on particular concerns, these new and original specialist articles show how observations on the early history of warfare based on the relatively stable conditions of the late seventeenth century ignore the realities of war at sea in the middle ages and renaissance. In these studies, naval historians firmly grounded in the best current understanding of the period take account of developments in ships, guns and the language of public policy on war at sea, and in so doing give a stimulating introduction to five hundred years of maritime violence in Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
| Author | : John Childs |
| Publisher | : Harper Paperbacks |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2006-08-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780060891701 |
During the 17th century, technological evolutions in fortifications and arms meant that wars grew longer, armies larger, and military formations more disciplined. Yet, militias remained primarily mercenary; although armaments developed from the pike to the socket bayonet and uniforms began to appear, professionalism remained low. From the multifaceted conflicts of the Thirty Years' War to the campaigns of Louis XIV, a richly detailed picture emerges of military life and structure in the 1600s--its conflicts and conduct, the rise of a standing army, the difficulties posed by reliance on paid soldiers, the changing weaponry, the politics overseeing it all, and the relentless world shift from ancient to modern.
| Author | : Theodore Ropp |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 430 |
| Release | : 2000-10-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780801864452 |
From the Renaissance to the Cold War, the definitive survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare returns to print in a new paperback edition. Topics include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath.
| Author | : John Andreas Olsen |
| Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 508 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1597976385 |
This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising sixteen essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from the First World War to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign. Each essay lays out the objectives, events, and key players of the conflict in question, reviews the role of air power in the strategic and operational contexts, and explores the interplay between the political framework and mil.
| Author | : Jeremy Black |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 1996-03-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780521470339 |
The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: Renaissance to Revolution provides a thorough introduction to the military and naval history of the years 1492 to 1792, covering the period from the European Renaissance to the revolutionary wars of the late eighteenth century. Detailed colour maps, battle plans, and colour and black-and-white illustrations combine with an authoritative text to illuminate developments in warfare on both land and sea. Particular attention is paid to the effects of European military expansion on the rest of the world including the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean. Special feature panels are devoted to key events, to the more complicated and intriguing military confrontations, to individual tacticians and to the key topics such as weapons, battle strategies, the rise of naval warfare, and the composition of armies. The book is written by a leading historian of the early modern period.
| Author | : Bert S. Hall |
| Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780801869945 |
Winner of the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize from the Canadian Historical Association Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe explores the history of gunpowder in Europe from the thirteenth century, when it was first imported from China, to the sixteenth century, as firearms became central to the conduct of war. Bridging the fields of military history and the history of technology—and challenging past assumptions about Europe's "gunpowder revolution"—Hall discovers a complex and fascinating story. Military inventors faced a host of challenges, he finds, from Europe's lack of naturally occurring saltpeter—one of gunpowder's major components—to the limitations of smooth-bore firearms. Manufacturing cheap, reliable gunpowder proved a difficult feat, as did making firearms that had reasonably predictable performance characteristics. Hall details the efforts of armorers across Europe as they experimented with a variety of gunpowder recipes and gunsmithing techniques, and he examines the integration of new weapons into the existing structure of European warfare.
| Author | : Michael Howard |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2009-02-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0191570850 |
First published over thirty years ago, War in European History is a brilliantly written survey of the changing ways that war has been waged in Europe, from the Norse invasions to the present day. Far more than a simple military history, the book serves as a succinct and enlightening overview of the development of European society as a whole over the last millennium. From the Norsemen and the world of the medieval knights, through to the industrialized mass warfare of the twentieth century, Michael Howard illuminates the way in which warfare has shaped the history of the Continent, its effect on social and political institutions, and the ways in which technological and social change have in turn shaped the way in which wars are fought. This new edition includes a fully updated further reading and a new final chapter bringing the story into the twenty-first century, including the invasion of Iraq and the so-called 'War against Terror'.
