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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... there were 100,000 men under arms in 1635, 200,000 in 1640, and maybe500,000 in1690, when one manin ten ofage ... the terminology ofthetime, as ®worthremembering ̄. The greatest.
... there were 100,000 men under arms in 1635, 200,000 in 1640, and maybe500,000 in1690, when one manin ten ofage ... the terminology ofthetime, as ®worthremembering ̄. The greatest.
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... were favourite targets. Theentire navyunderAdmiral Zane eventually consisted of 145galleys, 11 galeassesand 20 ships ... there were 45 galleys and Sicilian squadrons, carrying two fromthe Neapolitan élite tercios,partof aSicilian tercio ...
... were favourite targets. Theentire navyunderAdmiral Zane eventually consisted of 145galleys, 11 galeassesand 20 ships ... there were 45 galleys and Sicilian squadrons, carrying two fromthe Neapolitan élite tercios,partof aSicilian tercio ...
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... There were abouttwo hundred soldiers and armed seamen aboard every lightgalley. Commanders removed theiron ... the cohesion ofthe Ottoman line,and meted out punishment by firingfrom the.
... There were abouttwo hundred soldiers and armed seamen aboard every lightgalley. Commanders removed theiron ... the cohesion ofthe Ottoman line,and meted out punishment by firingfrom the.
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... the knights. 52 Anopening developed between the Catholic centreand its right flank commanded by Gian Andrea Doria, such that the Maltese and Tuscan galleys there were badlyhandled by EuldjAli. Aswas the custom, the flagships engaged each ...
... the knights. 52 Anopening developed between the Catholic centreand its right flank commanded by Gian Andrea Doria, such that the Maltese and Tuscan galleys there were badlyhandled by EuldjAli. Aswas the custom, the flagships engaged each ...
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... The empire overseas absorbed about two-thirds of this, about 4,000 men being regularly based onCrete. The naval demobilization was less marked, and moreships existedon paper than had takenpart inthe Lepanto campaign. In 1581 therewere ...
... The empire overseas absorbed about two-thirds of this, about 4,000 men being regularly based onCrete. The naval demobilization was less marked, and moreships existedon paper than had takenpart inthe Lepanto campaign. In 1581 therewere ...
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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