Abbreviations; Note on Dates; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One "Caesar to this Present day of King James": Military Books and Military Culture, 1572-1603; Chapter Two "Companions of Martiall Noblenesse": Military Circles and Books in Early Stuart England; Chapter Three "Practice put in Press": The Evolution of the English Drill Manual; Chapter Four "A few men rightly instructed to manage Armes": The Analytical Treatise and Infantry Warfare; Chapter Five "There is Great Need for Reformation": Military Books and Mounted Warfare
Summary
The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Drawing on military history and book history, this title presents a study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-415) and index
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