Complete Soldier

Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603-1645

AvDavid Lawrence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

Del 53 i serien History of Warfare

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Beskrivning

The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Written with the intention of creating the “complete soldier”, this didactic literature provided gentlemen with the requisite knowledge to engage in infantry, cavalry, and siege warfare. Drawing on military history and book history, this is the first detailed study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England. Putting military books firmly in the hands of soldiers, this work examines the circles that purchased and debated new titles, the veterans who authored them, and their influence on military thought and training in the years leading up to the English Civil War.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-11-14
Mått:160 x 240 x 30 mm
Vikt:945 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:History of Warfare
Antal sidor:444
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004170797

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David R. Lawrence, Ph.D. (2006) in History, University of Toronto, is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Toronto and in the Renaissance Studies Program at Victoria College, University of Toronto.

Innehållsförteckning

Abbreviations .. ixNote on Dates .. xiIllustrations .. xiiiAcknowledgements .. xviiIntroduction .. 1Chapter One “Caesar to this Present day of King James”: Military Books and Military Culture, 1572–1603 .. 19Chapter Two “Companions of Martiall Noblenesse”: Military Circles and Books in Early Stuart England .. 73Chapter Three “Practice put in Press”: The Evolution of the English Drill Manual .. 135Chapter Four “A few men rightly instructed to manage Armes”: The Analytical Treatise and Infantry Warfare .. 195Chapter Five “There is Great Need for Reformation”: Military Books and Mounted Warfare .. 261Chapter Six “Necessary Bulwarks”: Siegecraft Treatises in Early Stuart England .. 313Conclusion .. 371Appendix: Military Books Printed in English, 1603–1645 .. 375Selected Bibliography .. 393