From Spear to Flintlock: A History of War in Europe and the Middle East to the French Revolution

by Frederic J. Baumgartner

This is a fast-paced survey of the history of war in the Eurasian world from classical Greece to the French Revolution. Defining the period as the era of pre-industrial warfare, Frederic Baumgartner describes the broad differences, as well as the similarities, in the armies through those 2,000 years. He suggests that the Greek hoplite, the Roman legionary, the nomadic horse archer, the medieval knight, the Swiss pikeman, the early musketeer, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275939553
• ISBN13: 9780275939557
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Incredible

This is a wonderful book. I also highly recommend The Flintlock by Torsten Lenk.