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The Complete Soldier
Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603-1645
Series: - History of Warfare, Volume: 53
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The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Written with the intention of creating the âcomplete soldierâ, this didactic literature provided gentlemen with the requisite knowledge to engage in infantry, cavalry, and siege warfare. Drawing on military history and book history, this is the first detailed study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England. Putting military books firmly in the hands of soldiers, this work examines the circles that purchased and debated new titles, the veterans who authored them, and their influence on military thought and training in the years leading up to the English Civil War.
David R. Lawrence, Ph.D. (2006) in History, University of Toronto, is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Toronto and in the Renaissance Studies Program at Victoria College, University of Toronto.
Abbreviations .. ix
Note on Dates .. xi
Illustrations .. xiii
Acknowledgements .. xvii
Introduction .. 1
Chapter One âCaesar to this Present day of King Jamesâ: Military Books and Military Culture, 1572â1603 .. 19
Chapter Two âCompanions of Martiall Noblenesseâ: Military Circles and Books in Early Stuart England .. 73
Chapter Three âPractice put in Pressâ: The Evolution of the English Drill Manual .. 135
Chapter Four âA few men rightly instructed to manage Armesâ: The Analytical Treatise and Infantry Warfare .. 195
Chapter Five âThere is Great Need for Reformationâ: Military Books and Mounted Warfare .. 261
Chapter Six âNecessary Bulwarksâ: Siegecraft Treatises in Early Stuart England .. 313
Conclusion .. 371
Appendix: Military Books Printed in English, 1603â1645 .. 375
Selected Bibliography .. 393
Note on Dates .. xi
Illustrations .. xiii
Acknowledgements .. xvii
Introduction .. 1
Chapter One âCaesar to this Present day of King Jamesâ: Military Books and Military Culture, 1572â1603 .. 19
Chapter Two âCompanions of Martiall Noblenesseâ: Military Circles and Books in Early Stuart England .. 73
Chapter Three âPractice put in Pressâ: The Evolution of the English Drill Manual .. 135
Chapter Four âA few men rightly instructed to manage Armesâ: The Analytical Treatise and Infantry Warfare .. 195
Chapter Five âThere is Great Need for Reformationâ: Military Books and Mounted Warfare .. 261
Chapter Six âNecessary Bulwarksâ: Siegecraft Treatises in Early Stuart England .. 313
Conclusion .. 371
Appendix: Military Books Printed in English, 1603â1645 .. 375
Selected Bibliography .. 393
All those interested in early modern British history, military history, historians of the book and print culture, as well as enthusiasts of the English Civil War and re-enactors.