The road to Rocroi class, culture, and command in the Spanish Army of Flanders, 1567-1659

The Eighty Years War (1567-1659) has been the subject of important monographs but the high command of the Army of Flanders, which played a decisive role in the making of Spanish strategy and was in charge of its tactics, has eluded scrutiny. This work examines the culture, class structure, and comba...

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Autor principal: González de León, Fernando, 1959- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill 2009.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
History of warfare ; v. 52.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:The Eighty Years War (1567-1659) has been the subject of important monographs but the high command of the Army of Flanders, which played a decisive role in the making of Spanish strategy and was in charge of its tactics, has eluded scrutiny. This work examines the culture, class structure, and combat effectiveness of the largest army of its day.
Notas:Issued also as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 2005.
Descripción Física:xvi, 406 p. : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [381]-396) e índice.
ISBN:9789047424130
9789004170827