Geoffrey Parker (Ohio State University)

The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567 1659

The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars
Herausgeber: Elliott, John; Hufton, Olwen

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Produktbeschreibung

The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', and has been constantly cited since its first publication. This revised second edition includes some new sources and updates some references but otherwise remains faithful to the original version.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780521543927
• ISBN-10: 0521543924
• Artikelnr.: 21066423

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey Parker is Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History, The Ohio State University and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is one of the world's most prolific and distinguished historians of early modern Europe, above all on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish and military history.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Preface
Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgements
Notes on spelling and currency
Glossary
List of abbreviations
Introduction: the character of the low countries' wars
Part I. Assembling an Army: the Problem of Distance: 1. Mobilization
2. The military corridors of the army of Flanders
3. The Spanish road
4. The high command
Part II. Maintaining an Army: the Problem of Resources: 5. The army of Flanders and grand strategy
6. Financial resources
7. Life in the army of Flanders
8. Mutiny
9. Wastage and 'reformation'
10. Demobilization
Conclusion: Spain, its enemies and the revolt of the Netherlands
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.