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The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567–1659: The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries´ Wars
Geoffrey Parker
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Paperback. Revised second edition of the classic study, looking at Habsburg Spain's handling of the Dutch Revolt. Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484. The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars. Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History. 336 pages, 6 b/w illus. Revised second edition of the classic study, looking at Habsburg Spain's handling of the Dutch Revolt. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JWL. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 478.
The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasized military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such as sieges and battles. Geoffrey Parker studied one of the great logistical feats of early modern Europe: how Habsburg Spain managed to maintain and mobilize the largest army in Europe in an 80-year effort to suppress the Dutch Revolt, at 700 miles' distance. Using a unique combination of surviving records, he presented strikingly the logistical problems of fighting wars in ... Read more
The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasized military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such as sieges and battles. Geoffrey Parker studied one of the great logistical feats of early modern Europe: how Habsburg Spain managed to maintain and mobilize the largest army in Europe in an 80-year effort to suppress the Dutch Revolt, at 700 miles' distance. Using a unique combination of surviving records, he presented strikingly the logistical problems of fighting wars in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521543927
SKU
V9780521543927
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About Geoffrey Parker
Geoffrey Parker is Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History, The Ohio State University and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is one of the world's most prolific and distinguished historians of early modern Europe, above all on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish and military history.
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