Helion & Company, Date: 2018. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 183pp, 3 maps, 38 illustrations. An excellent copy.. 2018. Helion & Company ISBN 1912390108 9781912390106 [CA]

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ISBN10: 1912390108, ISBN13: 9781912390106, [publisher: Helion & Company] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. The early modern Russian army emerged from contacts with Mongols, the Caucasus, and Siberia, yet held its own against adversaries such as Sweden, Turkey, and China.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2018]

ISBN10: 1912390108, ISBN13: 9781912390106, [publisher: Helion & Company Sep 2018] Softcover Neuware - The book describes and analyses the emergence of the early modern Russian army, before the military reforms introduced by Tsar Peter the Great brought it in line with developments in Western Europe. It will be shown that Tsar Peter¿s reforms, although decisive, rested on a legacy of previous reforms. Yet, the origin of the early modern Russian army can be found in the East, not the West. The close association during the Middle Ages with the Mongol Golden Horde had transformed the Muscovite military system into a Eurasian one. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, links with the Northern Caucasus and Siberia brought further Oriental influences into the Russian military system. While the Mongol legacy of the early Muscovite army has been described elsewhere, the real and continuous impact of Oriental influences in the early modern Russian army has not yet been detailed. Besides, the detailed information on the Russian army in 1673/1674 which can be found in the military handbook then produced by a Swedish intelligence officer has never been fully used in English-language works. This information shows that by the second half of the seventeenth century, Russia already had an army that although not up to date according to Western standards, still was able to hold its own against both Western and Eastern adversaries. The book ends with 1689, when Tsar Peter¿s ...
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Helion & Co Ltd, Date: 2018. Paperback. New. 183 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.50 inches. 2018. Helion & Co Ltd ISBN 1912390108 9781912390106 [GB]

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ISBN10: 1912390108, ISBN13: 9781912390106, [publisher: Helion and Company] Softcover Softback, 192 pages 60 b/w ills/photos 8pp colour plates, 3 maps, 4 tablesPublished Price £25 It is shown that Tsar Peter’s reforms, although decisive, rested on a legacy of previous reforms. Yet, the origin of the early modern Russian army can be found in the East, not the West. The close association during the Middle Ages with the Mongol Golden Horde had transformed the Muscovite military system into a Eurasian one. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, links with the Northern Caucasus and Siberia brought further Oriental influences into the Russian military system. While the Mongol legacy of the early Muscovite army has been described elsewhere, the real and continuous impact of Oriental influences in the early modern Russian army has not yet been detailed. Besides, the detailed information on the Russian army in 1673/1674 which can be found in the military handbook then produced by a Swedish intelligence officer has never been fully used in English-language works. This information shows that by the second half of the seventeenth century, Russia already had an army that although not up to date according to Western standards, still was able to hold its own against both Western and Eastern adversaries. The book ends with 1689, when Tsar Peter’s reign began and Russia’s border in the east with China was negotiated.
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