num_pages: 240
description: The numerous and incessant wars of the seventeenth century slowly led to conceptual and strategic breakthroughs that marked a path for modern warfare. Improvements in the design of fortifications and advances in firearms technology had subtle but far-reaching effects. This authoritative history provides an explanation of the battles and the changing landscape of military life.
language: English
title: Warfare in the Seventeenth Century
titlecomplete: Warfare in the Seventeenth Century (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
genres: European History, 17th Century, Nonfiction, Military History, Military Fiction, History
ratings_count: 76
publisher: Smithsonian Inst Pr