| Swordsmen: The Martial Ethos in the Three Kingdoms Contributor(s): Manning, Roger B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199261210 ISBN-13: 9780199261215 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2004 Annotation: Based upon a wide range of historical and literary sources, Swordsmen is a scholarly study of the military experiences of peers and gentlemen from the British Isles who volunteered to fight in the religious and dynastic wars of mainland Europe from the English intervention in the Dutch war of independence in 1585 to the death of the soldier-king William III in 1702. This apprenticeship in arms exposed these aristocrats to the chivalric revival, the military revolution and the values of neostoicism, and revived the martial ethos of the English aristocracy and reinvigorated the martial traditions of the Irish and Scots. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 394.809 |
| LCCN: 2003065258 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.54" W x 8.74" (1.14 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based upon a wide range of historical and literary sources, Swordsmen is a scholarly study of the military experiences of peers and gentlemen from the British Isles who volunteered to fight in the religious and dynastic wars of mainland Europe from the English intervention in the Dutch war of independence in 1585 to the death of the soldier-king William III in 1702. This apprenticeship in arms exposed these aristocrats to the chivalric revival, the military revolution and the values of neostoicism, and revived the martial ethos of the English aristocracy and reinvigorated the martial traditions of the Irish and Scots. |