Introduction -- Cultural, social and political contexts -- A military revolution? -- European expansion and the global context 1490-1578 -- European warfare 1494-1559 -- European warfare 1560-1617 -- European warfare 1618-60 -- Naval developments -- European expansion and the global context 1578-1660
Summary
The onset of the Italian Wars in 1494, subsequently seen as the onset of 'modern warfare', provides the starting point for this impressive survey of European Warfare in early modern Europe. Huge developments in the logistics of war combined with exploration and expansion meant interaction with extra-European forms of military might. Jeremy Black looks at technological aspects of war as well social and political developments and effects during this key period of military history. This sharp and compact analysis contextualises European developments as well as establishing the global significance of events in Europe. Jeremy Black departs from recent works on military history in giving due weight to the operational character and military dynamic of war
