{"product_id":"nieuwpoort-1600-bouko-de-groot-9781472830814","title":"Nieuwpoort 1600: The First Modern Battle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNieuwpoort 1600\u003c\/i\u003e uses specially commissioned artwork to reveal one of the greatest battles of the Eighty Years' War--one whose influence on military theory and practice ever since has been highly significant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Eighty Years' War began as a limited Dutch rebellion seeking only religious toleration from their Spanish overlords, but it quickly escalated into one of the longest wars in European history. Spain's failed invasion of 1599 and the mutinies that followed convinced Dutch leaders that they now should go on the offensive. This campaign pitted two famous leaders' sons against each other: Maurice of Nassau and Archduke Albert VII. One led an unproven new model army, the other Spain's \"unbeatable\" Tercios, each around 11,000-men strong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Dutch wanted to land near Nieuwpoort, take it and then march on to Dunkirk, northern home port of the Spanish fleet, but they were cut off by the resurgent and reunited Spanish army. The two forces then met on the beach and in the dunes north of Nieuwpoort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bouko De Groot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472830814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472830814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Bouko De Groot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962613682431,"sku":"9781472830814","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7000acf7-56d1-4ce6-bdcd-402830745e8e.jpg?v=1750651992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nieuwpoort-1600-bouko-de-groot-9781472830814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}