David Parrott is Professor of Early Modern European History, and Fellow and Tutor at New College, University of Oxford. His books include Richelieu's Army: War, Government and Society in France, 1624–42 (2001), The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe (2012), and 1652: The Cardinal, the Prince and the Crisis of the Fronde (2020). Gábor Ágoston is Professor of History at Georgetown University. His works include the Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire (2009), Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire (2005) and The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe (2021).

'The book offers a healthy diversity of approaches … The range of subjects enables readers to understand the evolution of war at a time when new world empires were forming. The book concludes with essays describing the impact of the Industrial Age. It will be of particular use to educators, as it puts into historical context what some still call 'the rise of the West.' Suitable for a wide readership and all libraries. Recommended.' F. Krome, Choice

• List of illustrations; List of maps; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Volume III David Parrott; 1. The legacy of the nomadic empires Beatrice F. Manz; 2. Ming conflicts with her neighbors, 1368–1644 Morris Rossabi; 3. Ottoman wars and military transformation, 1453–1826 Gábor Ágoston; 4. Spain's wars and the rise of the Hispanic world empires, 1516–1828 Felipe Fernández-Armesto; 5. Wars of the European continent, 1500–1650 James D. Tracy; 6. The evolution of naval warfare, 1450–1650 Niccolò Capponi; 7. Military finance, organisation, and state development, 1450–1650 Peter H. Wilson; 8. Fortification and siege warfare Simon Pepper; 9. European expansion in the Indian Ocean and Pacific, 1450–1850 Louis Sicking; 10. Conflict in North-Eastern Europe and the emergence of Russia to 1721 Kira B. Stevens; 11.The military in Safavid Iran, 1501–1736 Rudolf Matthee; 12. Wars of dynasties, wars of empires: The nature of European conflicts, 1648–1792 Hamish Scott; 13. The standing army: France and Brandenburg-Prussia – A comparison, 1648–1789 Bernhard R. Kroener; 14. Navies, technology, and organisation, 1648–1815 Robin Briggs; 15. Warfare in early modern Africa, c. 1450–c. 1850 Richard Reid; 16. Warfare in India, 1450–1850 Kaushik Roy; 17. Japan and Korea, 1450–1850 Eugene Y. Park; 18. Warfare in South-East Asia, 1448–1851 Michael Charney; 19. War in the era of Qing imperial consolidation and expansion, 1587–1804 Pamela Crossley; 20. The seventh continent: Russian territorial expansion, 1450–1850 David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye; 21. The maintenance of Hispanic dominance in Latin America Gabriel Paquette; 22. The United States from Independence to the war with Mexico, 1776–1848 Kevin D. McCranie; 23. The wars of the French Republic and the Napoleonic Wars, 1789–1815 Alan Forrest; 24. European sea power and the origins of European domination, 1800–1850 Andrew Lambert; Select Bibliography; Index.

David Parrott is Professor of Early Modern European History, and Fellow and Tutor at New College, University of Oxford. His books include Richelieu's Army: War, Government and Society in France, 1624–42 (2001), The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe (2012), and 1652: The Cardinal, the Prince and the Crisis of the Fronde (2020). Gábor Ágoston is Professor of History at Georgetown University. His works include the Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire (2009), Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire (2005) and The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe (2021).

'The book offers a healthy diversity of approaches … The range of subjects enables readers to understand the evolution of war at a time when new world empires were forming. The book concludes with essays describing the impact of the Industrial Age. It will be of particular use to educators, as it puts into historical context what some still call 'the rise of the West.' Suitable for a wide readership and all libraries. Recommended.' F. Krome, Choice

• List of illustrations; List of maps; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Volume III David Parrott; 1. The legacy of the nomadic empires Beatrice F. Manz; 2. Ming conflicts with her neighbors, 1368–1644 Morris Rossabi; 3. Ottoman wars and military transformation, 1453–1826 Gábor Ágoston; 4. Spain's wars and the rise of the Hispanic world empires, 1516–1828 Felipe Fernández-Armesto; 5. Wars of the European continent, 1500–1650 James D. Tracy; 6. The evolution of naval warfare, 1450–1650 Niccolò Capponi; 7. Military finance, organisation, and state development, 1450–1650 Peter H. Wilson; 8. Fortification and siege warfare Simon Pepper; 9. European expansion in the Indian Ocean and Pacific, 1450–1850 Louis Sicking; 10. Conflict in North-Eastern Europe and the emergence of Russia to 1721 Kira B. Stevens; 11.The military in Safavid Iran, 1501–1736 Rudolf Matthee; 12. Wars of dynasties, wars of empires: The nature of European conflicts, 1648–1792 Hamish Scott; 13. The standing army: France and Brandenburg-Prussia – A comparison, 1648–1789 Bernhard R. Kroener; 14. Navies, technology, and organisation, 1648–1815 Robin Briggs; 15. Warfare in early modern Africa, c. 1450–c. 1850 Richard Reid; 16. Warfare in India, 1450–1850 Kaushik Roy; 17. Japan and Korea, 1450–1850 Eugene Y. Park; 18. Warfare in South-East Asia, 1448–1851 Michael Charney; 19. War in the era of Qing imperial consolidation and expansion, 1587–1804 Pamela Crossley; 20. The seventh continent: Russian territorial expansion, 1450–1850 David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye; 21. The maintenance of Hispanic dominance in Latin America Gabriel Paquette; 22. The United States from Independence to the war with Mexico, 1776–1848 Kevin D. McCranie; 23. The wars of the French Republic and the Napoleonic Wars, 1789–1815 Alan Forrest; 24. European sea power and the origins of European domination, 1800–1850 Andrew Lambert; Select Bibliography; Index.

David Parrott is Professor of Early Modern European History, and Fellow and Tutor at New College, University of Oxford. His books include Richelieu's Army: War, Government and Society in France, 1624–42 (2001), The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe (2012), and 1652: The Cardinal, the Prince and the Crisis of the Fronde (2020). Gábor Ágoston is Professor of History at Georgetown University. His works include the Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire (2009), Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire (2005) and The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe (2021).

'The book offers a healthy diversity of approaches … The range of subjects enables readers to understand the evolution of war at a time when new world empires were forming. The book concludes with essays describing the impact of the Industrial Age. It will be of particular use to educators, as it puts into historical context what some still call 'the rise of the West.' Suitable for a wide readership and all libraries. Recommended.' F. Krome, Choice

• List of illustrations; List of maps; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Volume III David Parrott; 1. The legacy of the nomadic empires Beatrice F. Manz; 2. Ming conflicts with her neighbors, 1368–1644 Morris Rossabi; 3. Ottoman wars and military transformation, 1453–1826 Gábor Ágoston; 4. Spain's wars and the rise of the Hispanic world empires, 1516–1828 Felipe Fernández-Armesto; 5. Wars of the European continent, 1500–1650 James D. Tracy; 6. The evolution of naval warfare, 1450–1650 Niccolò Capponi; 7. Military finance, organisation, and state development, 1450–1650 Peter H. Wilson; 8. Fortification and siege warfare Simon Pepper; 9. European expansion in the Indian Ocean and Pacific, 1450–1850 Louis Sicking; 10. Conflict in North-Eastern Europe and the emergence of Russia to 1721 Kira B. Stevens; 11.The military in Safavid Iran, 1501–1736 Rudolf Matthee; 12. Wars of dynasties, wars of empires: The nature of European conflicts, 1648–1792 Hamish Scott; 13. The standing army: France and Brandenburg-Prussia – A comparison, 1648–1789 Bernhard R. Kroener; 14. Navies, technology, and organisation, 1648–1815 Robin Briggs; 15. Warfare in early modern Africa, c. 1450–c. 1850 Richard Reid; 16. Warfare in India, 1450–1850 Kaushik Roy; 17. Japan and Korea, 1450–1850 Eugene Y. Park; 18. Warfare in South-East Asia, 1448–1851 Michael Charney; 19. War in the era of Qing imperial consolidation and expansion, 1587–1804 Pamela Crossley; 20. The seventh continent: Russian territorial expansion, 1450–1850 David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye; 21. The maintenance of Hispanic dominance in Latin America Gabriel Paquette; 22. The United States from Independence to the war with Mexico, 1776–1848 Kevin D. McCranie; 23. The wars of the French Republic and the Napoleonic Wars, 1789–1815 Alan Forrest; 24. European sea power and the origins of European domination, 1800–1850 Andrew Lambert; Select Bibliography; Index.