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The army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659 : the logistics of Spanish victory and defeat in the Low Countries' Wars / Geoffrey Parker

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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004

LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS
Murray Library-4th Floor	DH186.5 .P23 2004	IN LIBRARY

Table of Contents
	Introduction : the character of the low countries' wars	1
1	Mobilization	21
2	The military corridors of the Army of Flanders	42
3	The Spanish road	70
4	The high command	91
5	The Army of Flanders and grand strategy	109
6	Financial resources	118
7	Life in the Army of Flanders	133
8	Mutiny	157
9	Wastage and 'reformation'	177
10	Demobilization	190
	Conclusion : Spain, its enemies and the revolt of the Netherlands	195
App	The composition of the Army of Flanders, 1567-1661	231
App	The organization of the Army of Flanders	233
App	Spanish and Italian troops sent to the Netherlands, 1567-1640	237
App	The speed of overland military expeditions between Lombardy and the low countries	240
App	The senior officers of the Army of Flanders, 1567-1659	241
App	Philip II's budget for 1574 : sources	249
App	Financing Spanish imperialism in the Netherlands, 1566-76	250
App	Annual expenditure by the pagaduria on victuals for the troops	251
App	The 'tail' of the Army of Flanders : women and servants with the troops	252
App	The mutinies of the Army of Flanders	253
App	The receipts of the military treasury of the Army of Flanders, 1567-1665	257
App	Towns captured by the Army of Flanders, 1578-90	261
App	The chain of command	262

Description	xxix, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm
Series	Cambridge studies in early modern history
	Cambridge studies in early modern history
Subject	Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648
Summary	"The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasised military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such as sieges and battles. Geoffrey Parker studies one of the great logistical feats of early modern Europe: how Habsburg Spain managed to maintain and mobilise the largest army in Europe in an 80-year effort to suppress the Dutch Revolt, 700 miles away. Using a unique combination of surviving records, he presents the logistical problems of fighting wars in early modern Europe, and demonstrates why Spain failed to suppress the Dutch Revolt. The book has been constantly cited since its first publication in English (with translations into Spanish and Dutch). This revised second edition includes some new sources and updates some references but otherwise remains faithful to the original version."--BOOK JACKET
Note	Formerly CIP
	Previous ed.: 1972
Bibliog.	Includes bibliographical references and index
Edition	2nd ed
ISBN	052183600X
	0521543924 (PBK)