The Twilight Of A Military Tradition: Italian Aristocrats And European Conflicts, 1560-1800Routledge, 2008 M02 22 - 384 pages First published in 2002. This work of military history integrates the Italian dimension into the wider political and military history of early modern Europe. |
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... onthe background ofthe city«s patriciate. From the elegant calligraphy surged hundreds ofmilitary careers, complete with service dates, ranks achievedand often the fate ofindividuals never fortunate enough to achievethe fame they sought ...
... onthe background ofthe city«s patriciate. From the elegant calligraphy surged hundreds ofmilitary careers, complete with service dates, ranks achievedand often the fate ofindividuals never fortunate enough to achievethe fame they sought ...
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... on the developmentof the modern state inItaly? What effect did demilitarization haveon the dynamicof Italiansociety ... onthe consciousness of Italian historians, eachintheir region. What Iplanhere is to surveythesecondary literature ...
... on the developmentof the modern state inItaly? What effect did demilitarization haveon the dynamicof Italiansociety ... onthe consciousness of Italian historians, eachintheir region. What Iplanhere is to surveythesecondary literature ...
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... onthe battlefield,to conquer, rather thanto manoeuvre forthepreservation of thebalance of powder ̄. Mallett then nuances hisjudgement, and rehabilitatessome of theItalian tactics. See his book, Mercenaries and their masters: warfare in ...
... onthe battlefield,to conquer, rather thanto manoeuvre forthepreservation of thebalance of powder ̄. Mallett then nuances hisjudgement, and rehabilitatessome of theItalian tactics. See his book, Mercenaries and their masters: warfare in ...
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... on the bow.In the sixteenth century good bronze gunswere expensive and rare, like thegreat hand-carved stoneballs they fired. Thesingle bronze piece was usually flanked byacoupleof iron ones of lesser calibre. Anassortment of ...
... on the bow.In the sixteenth century good bronze gunswere expensive and rare, like thegreat hand-carved stoneballs they fired. Thesingle bronze piece was usually flanked byacoupleof iron ones of lesser calibre. Anassortment of ...
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... on the part of the captains orsopracomite was rare, but it was common for them to make unofficial trips and unauthorized ... onthe unpaid balance. For the entrepreneur, an asientofor a galleywas also a means of realizing hidden profits ...
... on the part of the captains orsopracomite was rare, but it was common for them to make unofficial trips and unauthorized ... onthe unpaid balance. For the entrepreneur, an asientofor a galleywas also a means of realizing hidden profits ...
Contents
The Forty Years War 1618c59 | |
The Venetian epic 1600c1718 | |
The Spanish | |
Austrian horizons expanding 6Profiles and careers | |
The Piedmontese exception The developmentof the Piedmontese military state | |
TheGreat Powers andItalian demilitarization 1700c1814 | |
Themilitary imagination | |
Index | |
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