Matchlocks to Flintlocks: Warfare in Europe and Beyond 1500-1700

by William L. Urban

In the early modern world three dominant cultures of war were shaped by a synergy of their internal and external interactions. One was Latin Christian western Europe. Another was Ottoman Islam. The third, no less vital for so often being overlooked, was east-central Europe: Poland/Lithuania, Livonia, Russia, the freebooting Cossacks, a volatile mix of variations on a general Christian theme.

William Urban's fascinating narrative is an integrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848326289
• ISBN13: 9781848326286
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"