War and Society in Early Modern Europe, 1495-1715 (War in Context)

War and Society in Early Modern Europe takes a fresh approach to military history. Rather than looking at tactics and strategy, it aims to set warfare in social and institutional contexts. Focusing on the early-modern period in western Europe, Frank Tallett gives an insight into the armies and shows how warfare had an impact on different social groups, as well as on the economy and on patterns of settlement. This book takes a fresh approach to military history. Rather than looking at tactics and strategy, descriptions of campaigns and the technical side of warfare, it aims to set warfare in social and institutional contexts. Focusing on the early-modern period in western Europe, Frank Tallett gives an insight into what it must have been like to live and fight in the armies of the time. He shows how warfare had an impact on different social groups, on the economy and on patterns of settlement. He examines too the implications of war for the grotwh of state power, suggesting why some state proved much more successful than others at waging war Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Preface 8 Maps 10 INTRODUCTION 18 THE CHANGING ART OF WAR 38 RECRUITMENT 86 LIFE AND DEATH IN THE ARMIES 122 THE IMPACT OF WAR 165 Notes 263 Select bibliography 319 Index 324 Humanities Medieval warfare had been conducted with a plethora of hand weapons, but the early-modern period witnessed a diminution and a standardization in their range. Frank Tallett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.