Conflict and Soldiers’ Literature in Early Modern Europe: The Reality of War

Cover\nHalf-title\nTitle\nCopyright\nContents\nIntroduction\n	The early modern military continuumand the ‘military revolution’\n	Scotland and early modern European warfare\n	Motivation and the growth of professionalism\n	The impact of printing\n	A different approach\n1. The Published Works of Soldiers\n	Reasons for publishing: Print and the continuing relevance of manuscript\n	Combining ‘self-writing’ and the ‘art military’\n	Authority and legitimacy\n	Creating the ‘art of war’\n2. The Categories of Soldiers\n	Professional soldiers: An early modern definition\n	Rank and status\n	Gentlemen volunteers\n	Rank and file\n	The militia\n	Mercenary or professional, officer or gentleman?\n3. The Motivation of Soldiers\n	Religious motivation in the Eighty and Thirty Years’ Wars\n	‘True’ religion and the Protestant cause\n	The Anglo-Dutch Protestant bond\n	Polemics\n	Religion and the Holy Roman Empire\n	Apocalypticism in soldiers’ writings\n	The early modern understanding of honour, chivalry and virtue\n	The relationship between allegiance and honour\n	Honour, the ‘common weal’ and the professional soldier\n	Dishonour\n	Duelling\n	The complexities of loyalty\n	Changing sides\n	Subsistence and reward\n	Challenging the paradigm of ‘honour’\n4. The Experience of Soldiers\n	Order of battle: The structure and arming of early modern armies\n	Weapons and wounds\n	Medical care and welfare support\n	Mobility: Geography, topography, meteorology and logistics\n	Intelligence\n	Pioneers\n	The rules of war\n	The evidence of soldiers\nConclusion\nNotes\nSelect Bibliography of Modern Sources\nIndex