Series forward
Introduction
Soldiers in a revolutionary age?
Scope
Arrangement
Timeline
Prologue: early modern warfare in practice
Pavia (1525): warfare in the age of mercenaries and gunpowder
Breitenfeld (1631): the quest for decision
Leuthen (1757): professionalism and enlightened warfare
The matrix of war: policies, strategies, and mentalities
The warmaking state
Duels of faith and empire
The time of the dynasties
Where they came from, why, and how
Listening for the drum
Weapons and men
Signing on
Alternative approaches to recruiting soldiers
Technologies, tactics, and training
Gunpowder cannons, new fortresses, and siege warfare
Drill, discipline, and muskets: the rise of infantry
The poor bloody cavalry
Command and leadership
The age of entrepreneurs, 1494-1648
The age of noblemen, 1648-1740
The age of the officer, 1740-1789
The relationship between the leader and the led
Morale and motivation
Religious belief as motivation for war
Morale and motivation of officers
Morale and motivation of ordinary soldiers
Structure and routines
Early days for the soldier
Moving into war, physically and psychologically
Camp life
Women and children with the regiment
Medicine, sexual diseases, and sanitation
Rewards of the job
The creation of standing armies
Training, punishment, and at ease
Billets and quarters: living outside of camp
Afterward: veterans
Europeans in a world of war
European reconnaissance and initial conquests
Pebbles in a flood: Europeans in Asia
The Sepoy exception in India
Westerners: opportunistic entrepreneurs or natural born killers?
The American experience: Southern hemisphere
The Northern hemisphere and the first way of war
Conclusion.
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The early modern world by Dennis E. Showalter. ISBN 9780313333125. Published by Greenwood in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
