Dialogos militares
Subtitle: de la formacion, è informacion de personas, instrumentos, y cosas necessarias para el buen vso de la guerra
By: Compuesto por el doctor Diego Garcia de Palacio, del consejo de su Magestad, y su oydor en la Real Audiencia de Mexico
Publisher: en casa de Pedro Ocharte
Published: 1583
Place of publication: En Mexico
Language: spa
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: CSAIP; Military art and sciences; Defensive (Military science)
Notes: Signatures: pi A-Z &

First American book on military science, describing firearms, gunpowder manufacture, ballistics, etc.

Includes: Argumento y recomendacion, a los dialogos militares desta obra, por Eugenio de Salazar, natural de Madrid, folio 1-6.

Woodcut coat of arms on t.p., numerous woodcut ill.. and diagrams in text to illustrate drill and manoeuvring of troops, tactics, strategy, and artillery formations. Ornamental initials; side notes.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I :982.

Medina, J.T.  México, 98.

Sabin, 58269.

García Icazbalceta, J.  Bib. mexicana (1954 ed.), 103/90.

Palau y Dulcet (2 ed.), 99539.

John Carter Brown Library copy incomplete, lacking final leaf &8.

Provenance of John Carter Brown Library copy: ms. notes on front free end-paper: From the Library of Señor J.F. Ramirez bought at his sale in London July 1880.