Exercise of Arms: Warfare in the Netherlands, 1568-1648 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004107274)

The great European conflict known as the Thirty Years War was only the final phase of a war in the Netherlands which was to last 80 years. In the course of this the Dutch rose up successfully against their Spanish rulers and established a Republic in the early 16th century which was the envy of its contemporaries. This volume brings together papers by 11 leading military historians from the Netherlands who discuss the processes by which the Dutch organised and financed the military apparatus which was eventually to defeat the leading land and maritime power of their day, and to maintain the position of Holland as a world power until well into the 18th century. Articles cover military matters such as changes in strategy and tactics and issues such as the financing of the war, effort, the navy, privateering and the arms trade.


Author: Marco Van Der Hoeven
ISBN-10: 9004107274
ISBN-13: 9789004107274
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1997
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 6.40h x 9.58w x 0.90d