The Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe A Revision
This book challenges the premise that a ‘military revolution’ prompted the major European powers to enter into an era of global hegemony during the Early Modern period, and suggests that this theory is not supported if we closely examine contemporary hist
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Frank Jacob and Gilmar Visoni-Alonzo
The Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe
Frank Jacob • Gilmar Visoni-Alonzo
The Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe A Revision
Frank Jacob Queensborough Community College City University of New York Bayside, New York, USA
Gilmar Visoni-Alonzo Queensborough Community College City University of New York Bayside, New York, USA
ISBN 978-1-137-53917-5 ISBN 978-1-137-53918-2 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53918-2
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction
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Global Military Revolutions?
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Numerous Military Revolutions?
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Conclusion: An Endless Evolution
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Cited Works
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Index
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Abstract The concept of the Military Revolution has dominated the historical debate since Michael Roberts presented it in 1955, and it received new impetus in 1988 with the publication of Geoffrey Parker’s work. Since then many studies have eroded the solidity of the thesis. The authors claim that there was no Military Revolution at all. They assert that the changes in the practice of war observed in Europe during the Early Modern period took place on a global scale, occurred numerous times throughout history, and are part of an endless evolutionary process of research and development prompted by immediate threats. Keywords Military revolution • Global history • Early modern Europe There never was a Military Revolution. Though this statement might lead to us being ostrac
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