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From the Greek professional armies of Alexander, through the Hundred Years War, indeed, to today, mercenaries have been ever-present, their role constantly evolving. In this compelling new history William Urban takes up their captivating and turbulent story from 1550 to 1763. The 16th century saw the beginning of a revolution in military technology and strategy. Political and economic systems were radically evolving, too. Mercenaries are often considered a marginal phenomenon, but Urban shows that they were integral to these developments. Increasingly not just individual soldiers and officers became mercenaries, but entire armies of well-equipped, well-trained, and, in time, experienced soldiers were available to friends and allies. By the late-1600s these armies had evolved into large and efficient fighting forces. By the mid-1700s military service had become a profession. The old-fashioned mercenary was less common, but he would not disappear until swept away by the volunteer armies of the French Revolution.
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9781853677427 | Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, August 15, 2007, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: From the Greek professional armies of Alexander, through the Hundred Years War, indeed, to today, mercenaries have been ever-present, their role constantly evolving.
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9781848328280 | Frontline Books, April 19, 2016, cover price $24.95
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9781933782935 | Berkshire Pub Group, April 30, 2012, cover price $39.95
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9781933782966 | Berkshire Pub Group, March 30, 2012, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Environmental articles from the Berkshire encyclopedia of world history, 2nd ed.
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9780520271449 | Univ of California Pr, October 3, 2011, cover price $29.95
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9781933782911 | Berkshire Pub Group, September 30, 2011, cover price $57.95
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9781933782928 | Berkshire Pub Group, September 30, 2011, cover price $39.95
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9780977015993 | Berkshire Pub Group, July 30, 2011, cover price $39.95
Product Description: In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path by which we have arrived at the frightening dilemmas that now confront us...read more
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9781597402903 | Acls History E-Book Project, October 1, 2009, cover price $62.00 | About this edition: In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H.
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9781597404471 | Acls History E-Book Project, August 30, 2008, cover price $42.00
Miscellaneous:
9780756529666, titled "The Cycle of Your Life" | Compass Point Books, June 30, 2004, cover price $19.93
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9780847703951 | 3 tra rev edition (Universidad De Puerto Rico, June 30, 2000), cover price $9.75
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