A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century

A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century by Oman, Charles. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780947898694.

3 drawings, 9 plates, 27 maps, 5 x 8 The best account of sixteenth-century warfare By the author of A History of the Peninsular War This is an unrivalled account of sixteenth-century warfare, in which Sir Charles Oman covers the Great Wars of 14941559; Henry VIIIs continental wars; the French Wars of Religion, 156298; the Dutch war of independence, 15681603; and the Turkish offensive against Christendom. Contemporary maps illustrate many of the actions, and add to the value of this brilliant and lucid history of the art of war. Sir Charles Omans other books include the two-volume History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages, the seven-volume A History of the Peninsular War and others (see the 1999 Annual Backlist catalog).