Approximation Theory and Methods

Theperiod1350–1750sawmajordevelopmentsinEuropeanwarfare,whichnotonlyhadahugeimpactonthewaywarswerefought,butalsoarecriticaltolong-standingcontroversiesaboutstatedevelopment,theglobalascendancyoftheWest,andthenatureof'militaryrevolutions'pastandpresent.However,themilitaryhistoryofthisperiodisusuallywrittenfromeithermedievalorearly-modern,andeitherWesternorEasternEuropean,perspectives.Thesechronologicalandgeographicallimitshaveproducedsubstantialconfusionabouthowtheconductofwarchanged.TheessaysinthisbookprovideacomprehensiveoverviewoflandandseawarfareacrossEuropethroughoutthisperiodofmomentouspolitical,religious,technological,intellectualandmilitarychange.Writtenbyleadingexpertsintheirfields,theynotonlysummariseexistingscholarship,butalsopresentnewfindingsandnewideas,castingnewlightontheartofwar,theriseofthestate,andEuropeanexpansion.