Warfare in Early Modern Europe 1450–1660 (The International Library of Essays on Military History)

The early modern period saw gunpowder weapons reach maturity and become a central feature of European warfare, on land and at sea. This exciting collection of essays brings together a distinguished and varied selection of modern scholarship on the transformation of war”often described as a ’military revolution’”during the period between 1450 and 1660. The early modern period saw gunpowder weapons reach maturity and become a central feature of European warfare, on land and at sea. This collection of essays brings together a selection of modern scholarship on the transformation of war - often described as a 'military revolution' - during the period between 1450 and 1660