History of Warfare
Subtitle: Warfare in the Seventeenth Century
Publisher: Cassell
Published: December 31, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780304352890
Subjects: History; History - Military / War; History: American; Military - General; Military Science; BG-JUVENILE PROP - BG-JUVY NON-FICTION; History / Modern / 17th Century; History of specific subjects; Theory of warfare & military science; USA; c 1600 to c 1700; Modern - 17th Century; 17th century; Europe; Military art and science; Military history, Modern
Description: "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"--Publisher's description.