Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750
Cavalry, Guns, Government and Ships
Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750
Cavalry, Guns, Government and Ships
Description
A substantial amount of work has been carried out to explore the military systems of Western Europe during the early modern era, but the military trajectories of the Asian states have received relatively little attention. This study provides the first comparative study of the major Asian empires' military systems and explores the extent of the impact of West European military transition on the extra-European world.
Kaushik Roy conducts a comparative analysis of the armies and navies of the large agrarian bureaucratic empires of Asia, focusing on the question of how far the Asian polities were able to integrate gunpowder weapons in their military systems. Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750 offers important insights into the common patterns in war making across the region, and the impact of firearms and artillery.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Culture of Warfare in Asia before 1500
2. Battles and Campaigns of the Asian Armies and Gunpowder Technology: 1500-1750
3. Siege Warfare and Siege Artillery in Asia
4. Naval Warfare by the Asian States
5. Military Systems and Societies of Asia
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 22 May 2014 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781780938004 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Bloomsbury Studies in Military History |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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