Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics - Rilegato

Hall, Bert S.

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ISBN 10: 0801855314 ISBN 13: 9780801855313

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

Hall (history and philosophy of science and technology, U. of Toronto) explains the impact of gunpowder on European warfare and society. He traces the changes in tactics, strategies, and statecraft; and examines gunpowder from chemical, technological, economic, martial, and cultural perspectives. Modestly illustrated in black and white. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Recensione:

"Hall has long been recognized as a leading authority on early modern military technology. Scholars of the period and historians in general will find this the best treatment to date of the impact of gunpowder on Western Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries." -- History: Reviews of New Books

"Combines a good grasp of military history with an understanding of the history of technology... Hall manages to integrate his technical discussion into a refreshing reinterpretation of general military history in the period, and his book is an engrossing read." -- American Historical Review

L'autore:

Bert S. Hall is associate professor at the University of Toronto's Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology and co-editor of Health, Disease and Healing in Medieval Culture.

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0801855314
• ISBN 13: 9780801855313
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 300