War and Society in Early Modern Europe (War in Context)
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"The book is clearly written and well organized...Excellent treatment of recruitment and fascinating sociological material also help make this the most useful extended exercise in new military history yet to appear."
-"European History Quarterly
"An excellent example of how to present the most up to date research in a field...The book is an example of 'new military history' which studies armies and war in the context of historical society."
-"Historical Journal
"The reader will find here numerous telling quotations, interesting facts and instructive insights."
-"English Historical Review
"Tallett's book is rich, detailed, systematic, and a model of clear, well-constructed writing. He blends a range of sources and references deftly. As a text or reader for early modern history courses, this instructive work is a perfect introduction to the new military history- or to just plain fine scholarship."
-"Sixteenth Century Journal
-"European History Quarterly
"An excellent example of how to present the most up to date research in a field...The book is an example of 'new military history' which studies armies and war in the context of historical society."
-"Historical Journal
"The reader will find here numerous telling quotations, interesting facts and instructive insights."
-"English Historical Review
"Tallett's book is rich, detailed, systematic, and a model of clear, well-constructed writing. He blends a range of sources and references deftly. As a text or reader for early modern history courses, this instructive work is a perfect introduction to the new military history- or to just plain fine scholarship."
-"Sixteenth Century Journal
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War and Society in Early Modern Europe takes a fresh approach to military history. Rather than looking at tactics and strategy, it aims to set warfare in social and institutional contexts. Focusing on the early-modern period in western Europe, Frank Tallett gives an insight into the armies and shows how warfare had an impact on different social groups, as well as on the economy and on patterns of settlement.
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Medieval warfare had been conducted with a plethora of hand weapons, but the early-modern period witnessed a diminution and a standardization in their range. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Medieval warfare had been conducted with a plethora of hand weapons, but the early-modern period witnessed a diminution and a standardization in their range. Read the first page
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This is one of those books you wish you had read before you started on the others! Although nothing especially new is said it gives a very good overall synopsis of the argument about the early modern period's military revolution.
There are plenty of examples, and it is intelligently written. Personally I like the bitesize style with plenty of headings and subtitles to help split up the information.
The last chapter on society is by far the largest in the book and is certainly the most informative and interesting and I would recommend this book to anyone inerested in the period.
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