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During the 17th century, technological evolutions in fortifications and arms meant that wars grew longer, armies larger, and military formations more disciplined. Yet, militias remained primarily mercenary; although armaments developed from the pike to the socket bayonet and uniforms began to appear, professionalism remained low. From the multifaceted conflicts of the Thirty Years' War to the campaigns of Louis XIV, a richly detailed picture emerges of military life and structure in the 1600s--i
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- Author
- John Childs; John Keegan
- Publisher
- Cassell Illustrated
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780304352890
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Military, History, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (24 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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