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Engravings Depicting the Polotsk Campaign in 1579 as a Homogeneous Cartographic Composition Th e paper presents seven plans of fortresses (Polotsk, Sokil, Kazyany, Krasne, Turovla, Susza and Sitno) and a map of the principality of Polotsk... more
The present paper will investigate pardon letters or “lettres de rémission” granted to soldiers by the Valois dukes of Burgundy from 1386 to 1482. During this period, the chancery records contain 885 remission letters by which the prince... more
Commissioned review for The Historian, journal of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. Complete, forthcoming.
Lewis and Maslin explore geological markers for the beginning of the "Anthropocene"-beginning, in their periodization, in either 1492 (naming the birth of capitalism as the cause of planetary crisis) or 1945 (naming elitedriven... more
Bousquet’s landmark book examines the impact of key technologies and scientific ideas on the theory and practice of warfare and the handling of the perennial tension between order and chaos on the battlefield. Spanning the entire modern... more
This paper studies how the annexation of Portugal by the Spanish Habsburgs between 1580 and 1640 impacted its military technology, and especially artillery. By focusing on the documentation from the Spanish artillery administration, it... more
The aim of the article is to show the way of adaptation of the military potential of the Crown to the Tatar threat, which first emerged in 1468. In connection with the particular geopolitical situation we present the dissimilarity of... more
The arrival in Ireland of Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy at the start of 1600, and his subsequent reforms are often seen as a dividing line between Irish success and eventual defeat during the Nine Years War. Yes, he did establish Sir... more
Scientific methods and concepts have been exerting a powerful influence on the exercising of armed force since the Scientific Revolution and the dawn of the modern era. In association with the respective technologies of the clock, engine... more
The ‘Nine Years War’ in Ireland saw violence and upheaval which brought the authority of the English crown to the point of collapse, but also resulted in the completion of the Tudor conquest and the eradication of native Irish laws and... more
This paper examines the nature of massacres in England and Wales between 1642 and 1646 during the First English Civil War. Historians have generally argued the war in England was civilised and conducted with little brutality and outrage,... more
Mariano Taccola’s eques scoppiectarius: an armoured knight who uses a hand-cannonon horseback. This drawing was probably inspired by the vivacious construction of firearms in Siena, making this city one of the main centers for the best... more
The transformation of war is a major problem in the study of Early Modern military history. This history dissertation addresses the pace and nature of military transformation in a war between Sweden and Denmark in 1643-1645. The focus of... more
Mariano Taccola’s eques scoppiectarius: an armoured knight who uses a hand-cannonon horseback. This drawing was probably inspired by the vivacious construction of firearms in Siena, making this city one of the main centers for the best... more
This article appeared in Spanish in the popular historical magazine Desperta Ferro nº especial VII: “Los Tercios (II) 1600-1660”. In this form it is unpublished. Please do not use or quote without the author's consent.
This Thesis is about Sebastian Le Preste de Vauban, a French Military engineer and Architect who fought with the French army, under King Louis XIV throughout the seventeenth century. His ideas on fortification and siege warfare changed... more
La ricerca esplora lo sviluppo militare dei paesi dell'Asia Orientale (Cina, Corea e Giappone) tra 1400 e 1800, mettendolo in relazione con il fenomeno coevo della Rivoluzione Militare in Europa in un'ottica di storia delle relazioni... more
En este trabajo hacemos una revisión bibliográfica sobre las guerras que tuvieron lugar en Italia desde finales del S. XV hasta mediados del S. XVI. Atenderemos a los principales protagonistas de los hechos, analizando los motivos que... more
This article provides an alternative view for examining Revolutions in Military Affairs (RMAs), perceiving them both as sociopolitical institutions and as war-fighting models. The weaknesses in the ways in which the RMA theory has been... more
An overview of the medieval background to Early Modern warfare. Published as “The Medieval Legacy,” Early Modern Military History, ed. Geoff Mortimer (London: Palgrave, 2004): 6-24.
The popular image of the zenith of Irish martial vigour has tended to be the romanticised Celtic warrior with spear, sword and shield. This image was not just the preserve of the Celtic revival’s artistic interpretation of Irish... more
According to proponents of the “Military Revolution” theory, musketry volley fire was among the military innovations that fundamentally altered early modern field warfare. The origins of European volley fire date back to the 1590s, but no... more
The handgunners were a portuguese military squad whose emergence is noted during the second quarter of the fifteenth century. They obtained a considerable representation in the king’s army becoming one of the military corps that composed... more
Shirogorov V. V. Ukrainian War: The Armed Conflict for Eastern Europe in XVI – XVII cеnturies. Volume II: Turkish onslaught: Balkans – Black Sea – Caucasus (To the end of XVI century) M.: Molodaya Gvardiya, 2018. – 700 [4] p. ISBN... more
Широгоров В. В. Украинская война: Вооруженная борьба за Восточную Европу в XVI-XVII вв. Кн. 2: Турецкий прорыв: Балканы – Причерноморье – Кавказ (до конца XVI в.)
М.: Молодая гвардия, 2018. - 700[4] с.
ISBN 978-5-235-04058-8
М.: Молодая гвардия, 2018. - 700[4] с.
ISBN 978-5-235-04058-8
The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs updates two central debates in military history--the one surrounding the concept of military revolution, and the one on military affairs--whilst advancing original research in... more
An overview of the military history of the Portuguese Empire. It covers the military institutions and the military culture of Portuguese experience in Asia and in the Atlantic.
The book reconstructs in detail the development of the Croatian and Slavonian Military Border in the 16th century. Special emphasis is put on the 1570s when Habsburgs and Inner-Austrian Estates profoundly reformed their military... more
The Revolution of 1896 marks the birth of the Filipino nation. It was a time when propagandistas and radical advocates, both in and outside the Catholic Church, were pressing for an independent nation, separate from Spain. It was an... more
The time when Charles V reigned was a time of transition, where elements of the past survive while major changes occur. One of the areas where changes were most remarkable and profound, was in the art of war: there were significant... more
2,500 word feature article forthcoming for Medieval Warfare, completed summer 2016, for publication Fall 2016.
Distinguishes more limited "revolutions in military affairs" from more sweepingly significant "military revolutions" and suggests some ways to think about whether the current "RMA" complex will in historical perspective amount to a true... more
Disclaimer: This is the first version of an article later published by the IJMH, find the published version here: http://ijh.sagepub.com/content/26/4/669.abstract In February 1665, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) agreed to equip... more