Soldiers' Lives Through History - the Early Modern World |
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| Author:
| Showalter, Dennis |
| Series title: | Soldiers' Lives Through History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-313-33312-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $79.00 |
Book Description:
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The colorful beginnings of the modern Western soldier are told: his evolution from mercenary to professional, the weapons he carried, the way he fought, and how he lived, from the late fifteenth century and the introduction of gunpowder in battle to the start of the Age of Revolution.
The colorful beginnings of the modern Western soldier are told: his evolution from mercenary to professional, the weapons he carried, the way he fought, and how he lived, from the late fifteenth century and the introduction of gunpowder in battle to the start of the Age of Revolution.