000 01184cam a2200193 4500
020 _a0306808633 (pbk.):
_c21.95 US
100 1 _aDODGE Theodore Ayrault
245 0 _aGustavus Adolphus:
_ba history of the art of war from its revival after the Middle Ages to the end of the Spanish Succession War, with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Swede, and of the most famous campaigns of Turenne, Conde, Eugene, and Marlborough
260 _aNew York:
_bDa Capo Press,
_c1998
300 _a864p.
520 3 _aFacsimile reprint of the 1895 Houghton Mifflin edition of this book. King Gustav of Sweden (1594-1632) has been described as the father of modern warfare in that he established the first conscript army in modern Europe, emphasised officer education, discipline, training, and the combination of firepower and mobility. The book also covers the impact of his approach as demonstrated by subsequent commanders including Oliver Cromwell and the Duke of Marlborough.
650 _aBIOGRAPHIES
650 _aEUROPEAN WARFARE
650 _aGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
650 _aMILITARY LEADERS
650 _aSWEDEN
650 _aTHIRTY YEARS WAR
945 _i0008396
_rY
_sY
999 _c43815
_d43815