This book presents a collection of essays charting the developments in military practice and warfare across the world in the early modern period. It also consid

This book examines the military histories of the regions beyond western Europe in the premodern era. Existing works on global military history mainly focus on t

The Early Modern Wars 1500–1775 – the third volume in the Encyclopedia of Warfare Series – includes the wars of the Ottoman Empire, the Thirty Years’ Wa

The early modern period saw gunpowder weapons reach maturity and become a central feature of European warfare, on land and at sea. This exciting collection of e

The 16th and 17th centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. Jan Glete examines this military change as a central part of