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Imperial Armies of the Thirty Years' War (1): Infantry and Artillery

Imperial Armies of the Thirty Years' War (1): Infantry and Artillery

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  • Author：Vladimir Brnardić
  • ISBN：1846034477
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This history of the Catholic armies of the Hapsburg Empire that fought in the Thirty Years' War （1618-1648） explores the role of infantry and artillery during the last major religious war in mainland Europe。 As the states of the Holy Roman Empire fractured along religious lines， all of Europe was plunged into a bloody conflict that lasted three decades， decimated populations， and annihilated communities。 However， amidst this social， political， and religious catastrophe， important changes were experienced within the organization of armed forces。 The war saw the end of the large mercenary forces and the beginnings of the well-disciplined national army。 This book charts this progression， illustrating and explaining the forces of the key Catholic armies， while exploring the weapons， organization， tactics， and colorful uniforms used by the infantry and artillery。

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Timons Esaias ，

I found this short volume to be surprisingly informative， even though I'm reasonably well-read on the Thirty Years' War。 The explanation of how "war contractors" come to be so essential， and then how they wore out their welcome， was insightful and clear。 It can also be difficult to coherently explain the uniforms and weapons of an era that basically had incoherent uniform and weapon policies; but this book handles that rather well。It does not pretend to be a history of the War， leaving the reade I found this short volume to be surprisingly informative， even though I'm reasonably well-read on the Thirty Years' War。 The explanation of how "war contractors" come to be so essential， and then how they wore out their welcome， was insightful and clear。 It can also be difficult to coherently explain the uniforms and weapons of an era that basically had incoherent uniform and weapon policies; but this book handles that rather well。It does not pretend to be a history of the War， leaving the reader to look elsewhere for that。 It did make me yearn for the return of halberdiers， an arm of the military that has been sadly neglected by the U。S。 military。 Ah， well。 。。。more

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