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Armies and societies in Europe, 1494-1789
Very Good Hardcover Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition with firm binding, no names or other markings, the mylar protected dustjacket is in very good condition with some minimal edgewear and a small faint stain along the lower edge of the rear panel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1979
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September 21, 2020
A worthwhile book I found on the AWC War Room's "Dusty Shelves" series of reviews.
It's a slim tome (about 200 pages) but it covers a lot of ground looking at military institutions, personnel, culture, and civil/military relations. This is the period where the profession of arms started as a warrior culture and ended as a soldier culture. The change is propelled as much by economics and the changing nature of the state as technology, which is often the sole focus of many military historians. War, and people of war are shaped by the multiple cultures that impact them. Being able to see the larger picture can help answer of why an army was like this and not that.
This book holds a lot of interest for me as I feel that a "person of war" through time sits somewhere in a triangle with three points: the warrior, the soldier, and the technician. The warrior is person centered: courage and puissance of arms. The soldier is group based: discipline and morale. The technician is weapon system based: both the technology of war and the doctrine that guides it. While all three foci are a part of every person of war throughout time, where they stand in that triangle shifts based on the nature of their war and their role.
It's a slim tome (about 200 pages) but it covers a lot of ground looking at military institutions, personnel, culture, and civil/military relations. This is the period where the profession of arms started as a warrior culture and ended as a soldier culture. The change is propelled as much by economics and the changing nature of the state as technology, which is often the sole focus of many military historians. War, and people of war are shaped by the multiple cultures that impact them. Being able to see the larger picture can help answer of why an army was like this and not that.
This book holds a lot of interest for me as I feel that a "person of war" through time sits somewhere in a triangle with three points: the warrior, the soldier, and the technician. The warrior is person centered: courage and puissance of arms. The soldier is group based: discipline and morale. The technician is weapon system based: both the technology of war and the doctrine that guides it. While all three foci are a part of every person of war throughout time, where they stand in that triangle shifts based on the nature of their war and their role.
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