Full Description
This is a history of warfare, wars and the armed forces of Europe from the military revolution of the mid-17th century to the Napoleonic wars.; This book is intended for broad-based undergrad courses on 18th century Europe/Britain and the Ancien Regime. 2nd and 3rd year thematic courses on warfare in the modern period, and students of war studies.
Contents
European warfare and its global context; Weaponry and tactics; Decisiveness; Warfare 1660--1721; Warfare 1721--63; Warfare 1763--91; Warfare in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic age 1792--1815; Social and political context; Conclusion.
