Exercise of Arms : : Warfare in the Netherlands, 1568-1648 / / edited by Marco van der Hoeven.

• Superior document: History of Warfare ; 1
• TeilnehmendeR: Hoeven, Marco van der,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: History of Warfare ; 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Warfare in the Netherlands, 1568-1648
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004476350
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Marco van der Hoeven.

The great European conflict known as the Thirty Years War was only the final phase of a war in the Netherlands which was to last 80 years. In the course of this the Dutch rose up successfully against their Spanish rulers and established a Republic in the early 16th century which was the envy of its contemporaries. This volume brings together papers by 11 leading military historians from the Netherlands who discuss the processes by which the Dutch organised and financed the military apparatus which was eventually to defeat the leading land and maritime power of their day, and to maintain the position of Holland as a world power until well into the 18th century. Articles cover military matters such as changes in strategy and tactics and issues such as the financing of the war, effort, the navy, privateering and the arms trade.