num_pages: 266
description: Well before the Industrial Revolution, Europe developed the superior military potential and expertise that enabled her to dominate the world for the next two centuries. In this attractively illustrated and updated edition, Geoffrey Parker discusses the major changes in the military practice of the West during this time period--establishment of bigger armies, creation of superior warships, the role of firearms--and argues that these major changes amounted to a "military revolution" that gave Westerners a decided advantage over people of other continents. A new chapter addresses the controversies engendered by the previous edition.
language: English
title: The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West 1500-1800
titlecomplete: The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West 1500-1800
genres: History, European History, War, Grad School, School, Military History, Medieval, Nonfiction, Academic, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 366
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Edelstein Prize, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: The Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award
publisher: Cambridge University Press