| Exercise of Arms: Warfare in the Netherlands, 1568-1648 Contributor(s): Van Der Hoeven, Marco |
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ISBN: 9004107274 ISBN-13: 9789004107274 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $97.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: The great European conflict known as the Thirty Years War was only the final phase of a war in the Netherlands which was to last 80 years. In the course of this the Dutch rose up successfully against their Spanish rulers and established a Republic in the early 16th century which was the envy of its contemporaries. This volume brings together papers by 11 leading military historians from the Netherlands who discuss the processes by which the Dutch organised and financed the military apparatus which was eventually to defeat the leading land and maritime power of their day, and to maintain the position of Holland as a world power until well into the 18th century. Articles cover military matters such as changes in strategy and tactics and issues such as the financing of the war, effort, the navy, privateering and the arms trade. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Europe - General - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 949.203 |
| LCCN: 97005259 |
| Series: History of Warfare |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 9.58" W x 6.4" (1.45 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Benelux - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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| Publisher Description: The great European conflict known as the Thirty Years War was only the final phase of a war in the Netherlands which was to last 80 years. In the course of this the Dutch rose up successfully against their Spanish rulers and established a Republic in the early 16th century which was the envy of its contemporaries. This volume brings together papers by 11 leading military historians from the Netherlands who discuss the processes by which the Dutch organised and financed the military apparatus which was eventually to defeat the leading land and maritime power of their day, and to maintain the position of Holland as a world power until well into the 18th century. Articles cover military matters such as changes in strategy and tactics and issues such as the financing of the war, effort, the navy, privateering and the arms trade. |