The Military in the Early Modern World

A Comparative Approach

Contributions by Ronald G. Asch Contributions by Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg Contributions by Hervé Drévillon Contributions by Enrique de Jesús Garcia Hernán Contributions by Mikko Huhtamies Contributions by Daniel Krebs Contributions by Stefan Kroll Contributions by Rhoads Murphey Contributions by Olaf van Nimwegen Contributions by Martin P. Schennach Contributions by Kiyohiko Sugiyama Contributions by Shinko Taniguchi Contributions by Carmen Winkel Contributions by Daria Starcenko Contributions by Marian Füssel Edited by Markus Meumann Edited by Andrea Pühringer

Book cover: The Military in the Early Modern World

Extent: 312 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2020)

ISBN: 9783847110132

6.3 x 9.25 inches

Price: $74.00

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The volume deals with the various forms and structures of armed forces in different regions of the world and their changes between 1500 and 1800.


When looking at the Early Modern period (16th to the late 18th century), we often speak of “the military” or “the army”, but do we know what exactly these terms mean? The forms and structures of the armed forces have not only changed between 1500 and 1800, but also varied throughout different regions of the world and even within Europe. The contributors to this volume examine 12 Early Modern examples of armed forces in the Holy Roman Empire, Western and Eastern Europe, Eastern Asia and North America and paint a multifarious and even disparate picture during this period. The findings suggest that modern notions of the armed forces common in the Early Modern period should be used more prudently to avoid prevalent implications of non-existing continuity and uniformity.

  • Contributions by Ronald G. Asch
  • Contributions by Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg
  • Contributions by Hervé Drévillon
  • Contributions by Enrique de Jesús Garcia Hernán
  • Contributions by Mikko Huhtamies
  • Contributions by Daniel Krebs
  • Contributions by Stefan Kroll
  • Contributions by Rhoads Murphey
  • Contributions by Olaf van Nimwegen
  • Contributions by Martin P. Schennach
  • Contributions by Kiyohiko Sugiyama
  • Contributions by Shinko Taniguchi
  • Contributions by Carmen Winkel
  • Contributions by Daria Starcenko
  • Contributions by Marian Füssel
  • Edited by Markus Meumann
  • Edited by Andrea Pühringer