European Warfare 1453-1815

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, editor of Archives and a Council member of the Royal Historical Society and the British Records Association.

• Introduction; J.BlackWar in Sixteenth-Century Europe: Revolution and Renaissance; T.ArnoldWarfare in the Age of the Thirty Years War, 1598-1648; R.AschWarfare in the Old Regime, 1648-1789; P.WilsonNaval Warfare, 1453-1815; R.HardingOttoman Warfare in Europe, 1453-1826; G.AgostonThe Development of Russian Military Power, 1453-1815; B.L. DaviesWarfare and Society in the Baltic, 1500-1800; K.JespersenGaelic Warfare, 1453-1815; J.M.HillRevolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare; J.BlackNotes and ReferencesNotes on ContributorsIndex.

'A good short summary of positions taken in longer works by the authors. Authoritative and perceptive - and the persepctives adopted are of the greatest technical interest.' - O.A. Hartley, University of Leeds