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  • War and the State in Early Modern Europe

    Spain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden as Fiscal-Military States

    by Jan Glete ...
    Series series Warfare and History
    The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. War and the State in Early Modern Europe examines this military change as a central part of the political, social and economic transformation of early modern Europe.This important study exposes the economic structures necessary for supporting permanent military organisations across ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650

    Maritime Conflicts and the Transformation of Europe

    by Jan Glete ...
    Series series Warfare and History
    Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650 is the first truly international study of warfare at sea in this period. Commencing in the late fifteenth century with the introduction of gunpowder in naval warfare and the rapid transformation of maritime trade, Warfare at Sea focuses on the scope and limitations of war before the advent of the big battle fleets from the middle of the seventeenth century.The book also ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Naval History 1500–1680

    Edited by Jan Glete ...
    Series series The International Library of Essays on Military History
    In recent decades historians have studied several new aspects of early modern naval history and placed it in a wider context than traditional studies of naval warfare. This volume brings together 23 studies on naval technology, policy-making and administration, tactics, strategy, operations and warfare on trade. They provide new insights and new ideas for further studies. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • War in European History

    by Michael Howard ...
    First published over thirty years ago, War in European History is a brilliantly written survey of the changing ways that war has been waged in Europe, from the Norse invasions to the present day. Far more than a simple military history, the book serves as a succinct and enlightening overview of the development of European society as a whole over the last millennium. From the Norsemen and the world ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Why Did Europe Conquer the World?

    by Philip T. Hoffman ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    The startling economic and political answers behind Europe's historical dominanceBetween 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe establish global dominance, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans, and South Asians were far more advanced? In Why Did Europe Conquer the World?, Philip Hoffman demonstrates that conventional explanations—such as ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • The Pursuit of Power

    by William H. McNeill ...
    "Remind[s] us that all humankind has a shared past and, particularly with regard to its choice of weapons and warfare, a shared stake in the future." —Stuart Rochester, The Washington Post Book WorldIn this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path by which we have arrived at the ... Read more

    $22.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • European Warfare, 1350–1750

    Edited by Frank Tallett, D. J. B. Trim ...
    The period 1350–1750 saw major developments in European warfare, which not only had a huge impact on the way wars were fought, but also are critical to long-standing controversies about state development, the global ascendancy of the West, and the nature of 'military revolutions' past and present. However, the military history of this period is usually written from either medieval or early-modern, ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • The Sea and Civilization

    A Maritime History of the World

    by Lincoln Paine ...
    A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human.Lincoln Paine takes us ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • War

    An Enquiry

    by A. C. Grayling ...
    Series series Vices and Virtues
    A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more.For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. Though wars are terrible and destructive, they also seem unavoidable. In this original and deeply considered book, A. C. Grayling examines, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dutch Wars of Independence

    Warfare and Commerce in the Netherlands 1570-1680

    by Marjolein 't Hart ...
    Series series Modern Wars In Perspective
    In The Dutch Wars of Independence, Marjolein ’t Hart assesses the success of the Dutch in establishing their independence through their eighty years struggle with Spain - one of the most remarkable achievements of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Other rebellions troubled mighty powers of this epoch, but none resulted in the establishment of an independent, republican state. This book ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • The Roman Empire

    Roots of Imperialism

    by Neville Morley ...
    Series series Roots of Imperialism
    Over a millennium after the end of its unrivalled dominance, the spectre of Rome figures highly in western culture. This book explores what the empire meant to its subjects.The idea of Rome has long outlived the physical empire that gave it form, and now holds sway over vastly more people and a far greater geographical area than the Romans ever ruled. It continues to shape our understanding of the ... Read more

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  • Carnage and Culture

    Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power

    by Victor Davis Hanson ...
    Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times--from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes’s conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive--Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world.Looking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook