The road to Rocroi : class, culture, and command in the Spanish Army of Flanders, 1567-1659 / by Fernando González de León.

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González de León, Fernando, 1959-

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TextSeries: History of warfare ; v. 52.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 406 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9789047424130
9047424131
9789004170827
9004170820

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Road to Rocroi.DDC classification:

355.00946/09032 22

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UA782 .G67 2009eb

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15.70

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Contents:

Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations, Charts and Maps; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE THE SCHOOL OF ALBA, 1567-1621; Introduction; Chapter One Personnel Matters: Staffi ng the School of Alba; Chapter Two Internal Structure and Hierarchy in the Early Army of Flanders; Chapter Three Discipline and Justice in an Age of Mutinies; Chapter Four "Doctors of the Military Discipline:" Projects of Reform in the Spanish Offi cer Corps; PART TWO "FALTA DE CABEZAS:" THE MILITARY REFORMS AND POLICIES OF THE COUNT-DUKE OF OLIVARES, 1621-1643; Introduction.

Summary: The Eighty Years War (1567-1659) has been the subject of important monographs but the high command of the Army of Flanders, which played a decisive role in the making of Spanish strategy and was in charge of its tactics, has eluded scrutiny. This work examines the culture, class structure, and combat effectiveness of the largest army of its day.

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Issued also as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-396) and index.

The Eighty Years War (1567-1659) has been the subject of important monographs but the high command of the Army of Flanders, which played a decisive role in the making of Spanish strategy and was in charge of its tactics, has eluded scrutiny. This work examines the culture, class structure, and combat effectiveness of the largest army of its day.

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