early modern world
By: Dennis Showalter and William J. Astore.
Contributors: Astore, William J.
Series: Soldiers' lives through history
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780313333125
Subjects: Soldiers; Sociology, Military; Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- 16th century; Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- 17th century; Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- 18th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.
Table of contents: title: Series forward; title: Introduction; title: Soldiers in a revolutionary age?; title: Scope; title: Arrangement; title: Timeline; title: Prologue: early modern warfare in practice; title: Pavia (1525): warfare in the age of mercenaries and gunpowder; title: Breitenfeld (1631): the quest for decision; title: Leuthen (1757): professionalism and enlightened warfare; title: The matrix of war: policies, strategies, and mentalities; title: The warmaking state; title: Duels of faith and empire; title: The time of the dynasties; title: Where they came from, why, and how; title: Listening for the drum; title: Weapons and men; title: Signing on; title: Alternative approaches to recruiting soldiers; title: Technologies, tactics, and training; title: Gunpowder cannons, new fortresses, and siege warfare; title: Drill, discipline, and muskets: the rise of infantry; title: The poor bloody cavalry; title: Command and leadership; title: The age of entrepreneurs, 1494-1648; title: The age of noblemen, 1648-1740; title: The age of the officer, 1740-1789; title: The relationship between the leader and the led; title: Morale and motivation; title: Religious belief as motivation for war; title: Morale and motivation of officers; title: Morale and motivation of ordinary soldiers; title: Structure and routines; title: Early days for the soldier; title: Moving into war, physically and psychologically; title: Camp life; title: Women and children with the regiment; title: Medicine, sexual diseases, and sanitation; title: Rewards of the job; title: The creation of standing armies; title: Training, punishment, and at ease; title: Billets and quarters: living outside of camp; title: Afterward: veterans; title: Europeans in a world of war; title: European reconnaissance and initial conquests; title: Pebbles in a flood: Europeans in Asia; title: The Sepoy exception in India; title: Westerners: opportunistic entrepreneurs or natural born killers?; title: The American experience: Southern hemisphere; title: The Northern hemisphere and the first way of war; title: Conclusion.