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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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| Colección: | History of warfare ;
v. 52. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations, Charts and Maps; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE THE SCHOOL OF ALBA, 1567-1621; Introduction; Chapter One Personnel Matters: Staffi ng the School of Alba; Chapter Two Internal Structure and Hierarchy in the Early Army of Flanders; Chapter Three Discipline and Justice in an Age of Mutinies; Chapter Four "Doctors of the Military Discipline:" Projects of Reform in the Spanish Offi cer Corps; PART TWO "FALTA DE CABEZAS:" THE MILITARY REFORMS AND POLICIES OF THE COUNT-DUKE OF OLIVARES, 1621-1643; Introduction.