From Spear to Flintlock: A History of War in Europe and the Middle East to the French Revolution

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by Frederic J. Baumgartner

This is a fast-paced survey of the history of war in the Eurasian world from classical Greece to the French Revolution. Defining the period as the era of pre-industrial warfare, Frederic Baumgartner describes the broad differences, as well as the similarities, in the armies through those 2,000 years. He suggests that the Greek hoplite, the Roman legionary, the nomadic horse archer, the medieval knight, the Swiss pikeman, the early musketeer, and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0275939553

ISBN13:9780275939557

Release Date:September 1991

Publisher:Praeger

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.52 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago

This is a wonderful book. I also highly recommend The Flintlock by Torsten Lenk.

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