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The Century of the Soldier series -
Warfare c.161S-1721
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'This is the Century of the Soldier',
Fulvio Testi, Poet,
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Th e 'Century o f theSoldier' series covers the period o f military history
c.
1 6 1 8- 1721,
the 'golden era' of Pike an dShot warfare. This time frame
has been seen by many historians as a period of n o t o n ly great so cial
change, but of fundamental developments within military matters.
This is the perio d of the 'military revolution', the development of standing
armies, the widespread introduction o f black powder weapon s an d a
greater professionalism within the culture of military perso n n el.
1618-1721
The s eries examines the period in a greater degree of detail than has hitherto been attempted, an d has
a very wide brief, with the intention of covering all aspects of the perio d from the battles, campaigns,
logistics an d tactics, to the person alities, armies, uniforms an d equipment.
About the author:
Pierre Picouet
studied Applied Physics at the University of Provence (France) and History at the University
of Bordeaux (France). He has a PhD in Applied Physics and Archeometry. Since 2000, he has con ducted
research on Spanish military history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries . He has published a bo ok
(in French) on the Spanish tercios in 2010 and another one (in English) related to the siege of Lerida in
2014 as well as some articles on the battles of Rocroi and Tornavento. As part of his professional activity he
has also published 48 scientific articles and 4 bo ok chapters in Applied Science and Food Technolo gy.
About the artist:
Sergey Shamenkov
graduated from the Academy of Arts in Lviv. He is a sculptor, author and illustrator
who specialises in uniformolo gy, military and costume history. His principal area of interest is the study of
the Swedish army of Charles XII. Whilst not painting, he is involved in re-enactment, depicting Ukrainian
and Swedish units of the 17th and 18th centuries.
THE ARMIES OF PHILIP IV
OF SPAIN
1621-1665
The Fight for European Supremacy
Pierre A. Picouet
'This is the Century of the Soldier', Fulvio Testi, Poet,
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Designed and typeset by Serena Jones
Cover designed by Paul Hewitt, Battlefield Design (www.battlefield-design.co.uk)
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Text, maps and colour flags
©
Pierre A. Picouet 2019
Colour artwork by Sergey Shamenkov
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Front cover: Spanish musketeer ready to follow Ambrogio Spinola for the campaign against Breda in
162
4-1625. Rear cover: Spanish captain of the army of Flanders from the beginning of Philip IV's reign. Both
illustrations by Sergey Shamenkov
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this book.
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To
my wife
Susana
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