| Description |
lii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Series |
Soldiers' lives through history |
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Soldiers' lives through history.
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| Contents |
Series forward -- Introduction -- Soldiers in a revolutionary age? -- Scope -- Arrangement -- Timeline -- Prologue: early modern warfare in practice -- Pavia (1525): warfare in the age of mercenaries and gunpowder -- Breitenfeld (1631): the quest for decision -- Leuthen (1757): professionalism and enlightened warfare -- The matrix of war: policies, strategies, and mentalities -- The warmaking state -- Duels of faith and empire -- The time of the dynasties -- Where they came from, why, and how -- Listening for the drum -- Weapons and men -- Signing on -- Alternative approaches to recruiting soldiers -- Technologies, tactics, and training -- Gunpowder cannons, new fortresses, and siege warfare -- Drill, discipline, and muskets: the rise of infantry -- The poor bloody cavalry -- Command and leadership -- The age of entrepreneurs, 1494-1648 -- The age of noblemen, 1648-1740 -- The age of the officer, 1740-1789 -- The relationship between the leader and the led -- Morale and motivation -- Religious belief as motivation for war -- Morale and motivation of officers -- Morale and motivation of ordinary soldiers -- Structure and routines -- Early days for the soldier -- Moving into war, physically and psychologically -- Camp life -- Women and children with the regiment -- Medicine, sexual diseases, and sanitation -- Rewards of the job -- The creation of standing armies -- Training, punishment, and at ease -- Billets and quarters: living outside of camp -- Afterward: veterans -- Europeans in a world of war -- European reconnaissance and initial conquests -- Pebbles in a flood: Europeans in Asia -- The Sepoy exception in India -- Westerners: opportunistic entrepreneurs or natural born killers? -- The American experience: Southern hemisphere -- The Northern hemisphere and the first way of war -- Conclusion |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-177) and index |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.
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Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- 17th century.
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Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
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Sociology, Military.
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Soldiers.
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| Author |
Astore, William J.
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| LC no. |
2006039151 |
| ISBN |
0313333122 (alk. paper) |
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9780313333125 (alk. paper) |
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