Resources from the 17th Century to the end of the 18th Century Books Spoiler Alert, click show to read: Military Tactics & organization Military Tactics & organization - Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World AD 1500 - AD 1763: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics. by Christer Jorgensen 2005ISBN: 0312348193 Note: Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World describes the combat techniques of soldiers in Europe and North America from 1500 to 1763. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles in an era where the musket increasingly came to dominate the battlefield, and demonstrates how little has changed in some respects of the art of war. Link: Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World AD 1500 - AD 1763: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics Warfare in the Seventeenth Century by John Childs Cassell editor, 2001 ISBN: 0304352896 Notes: From the multifaceted conflicts of the Thirty Years' War to the campaigns of Louis XIV, a richly detailed picture emerges of military life and structure in the 1600s--its conflicts and conduct, the rise of a standing army, the difficulties posed by reliance on paid soldiers, the changing weaponry, the politics overseeing it all, and the relentless world shift from ancient to modern.Link: Warfare in the Seventeenth Century French Arms Drill of the 18th Century: 1703-1760 (Historical Arms Series №19)1988 (62 Pages) Museum Restoration Service Note: This booklet examines in detail the formations and minor tactics of French colonial troops in New France. Following a presentation of the 17th-century background of shot and pike, the manual exercises of French infantry is described based on several iterations of official regulations from 1700 to 1760. Changes in firearms are recorded, as well as the influence these had on drill movements. ISBN: 0919316190 Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie française, Vol.1 to 9, by Louis Susane, 1849-1853 Language : French Tags : France, XVIIIth century, Revolution, Napoleonic, infantry, history, uniforms, regiments Notes : History of each regiment or infantry unit of the French army from their creation to Napoleonic wars. The ninth volume is composed of plates depicting French uniforms. Link : archive. org : Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie française "Warfare in Eastern Europe, 1500-1800" by Brian Davies 2012 (372 pages) ISBN-10: 9004221964 Note: A comparative examination of military development in early modern Eastern Europe, focusing on Russian, Polish-Lithuanian, Ottoman, Habsburg, Cossack, and Western European mercenary practice. Links: "Warfare in Eastern Europe, 1500-1800" Histoire de la cavalerie française, Vol.1 to 3, by Louis Susane, 1874 Language : French Tags : France, XVIIIth century, Revolution, Napoleonic, cavalry, history, uniforms, regiments Notes : History of each regiment or cavalry unit of the French army from their creation to Napoleonic wars. Link : archive. org : Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie française L'Armée de l'Ancien Régime, de Louis XIV à la Révolution, by Louis Mention, 18xx Language : French Tags : France, XVIIIth century, army administration, army organization, recruitment Notes : Describe the French army organization from Louis XIV to the revolution, from recruitment to administration as well as military corps. Link : archive.org : L'armée de l'Ancien Régime L'infanterie au XVIIIème siècle : la tactique, by Cdt CollinLanguage : French Tags : XVIIIth century, infantry, tactic, France Notes : study about tactics and formations use during XVIIIth century as well as trials of organization. Ch.1 : The 18th century to the SYW ; Ch.2 : The SYW ; Ch.3 : The Prussian influence ; Ch.4 : Ordre Mince vs Ordre Profond ; Ch.5 : The Tactic before the French Revolution. The Art of Warfare in the Age of Malborough, by David Chandler, 1976 Tags : XVIIIth century, tactics, infantry, cavalry, artillery Notes : a classic about military organization during early XVIIIth century. Uniform & Equipment Uniform & Equipment Le Bombardier François ou Nouvelle Méthode de jetter les bombes avec précision, by Belidor, 1731 Language : French Tags : France, XVIIIth century, artillery, mortar, projectiles, abacus Notes : this book relate Belidor test and method to use mortar. Contain Belidor abacus and calculations about mortar range. Link : google book : Le Bombardier François A History of the Uniforms of the British Army Vol.1 to 5, by Cecil C. P. LawsonTags : XVIIIth century, uniforms, Great Britain Notes : excellent resource about British uniforms regulation and units throughout the XVIIIth century. Out of Print, Vol.1, 3 and 5 can be find on the Internet but bad quality. Marine Royale XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle : Uniformes, Equipement, Armement, by Jean Boudriot and Michel Petard, 2003 Language : French Tags : XVIIIth century, France, Navy, uniforms Notes : A major book about French Navy uniforms. Colonial Armies : Rivals of the Raj - Non British Colonial Armies in Asia 1497-1941, by Peter Abott, 2010 Tags : uniforms, Asia, Indies, colonial armies Notes : useful informations about colonial armies in Asia, mostly in India. Military organization and uniforms. L'artillerie raisonnée, by Le Blond, 1761 Language : French Tags : France, XVIIIth century, artillery, cannon, mortar, projectiles Notes : a complete description of the use of artillery around 1750. Projectiles, use of cannon and mortar, gun powder, field battery, engineering. Link : google book : L'artillerie raisonnée Mémoire d'Artillerie, vol.1 to 3, by Pierre Surirey de Saint Rémy, 1765 Language : French Tags : France, XVIIIth century, artillery, cannon, mortar, projectiles Notes : a complete description of the use of artillery around 1750. Projectiles and use of cannon and mortar, gun powder, field battery, engineering. Plates depicting cannons, mortar and howitzer. Links : google book : Mémoire d'Artillerie volume 1 google book : Mémoire d'Artillerie volume 2 The Path Not Taken : French Industrialization in the Age of Revolution 1750-1830, by Jeff Horn, 2006 Tags : XVIIIth century, Industrial Revolution, economy Notes : A study about French industrialization during late XVIIIth and early XIXth centuries. Ch.1 : Divergence, Convergence, and the French Path to Industrial Development after 1750 ; Ch.2 : The Reform of the Corporations and the Lettres-Patentes of May 1779 ; Ch.3 : Foreign Policy as Industrial Policy: The Anglo-French Commercial Treaty of 1786 ; Ch.4 : The Other “Great Fear”: Labor Relations, Industrialization, and Revolution ; Ch.5 : La patrie en danger: Industrial Policy in the Year II ; Ch.6 : From Allard to Chaptal: The Search for an Institutional Formula for French Industrialization, 1791–1804 ; etc. Daggers and Bayonets - A History, by Logan Thompson, 1999 Tags : bayonet, XVIIth century, XVIIIth century, XIXth century, WWI, weapons Notes : history of the use of bayonets and evolution of the weapon. Photographs and pictures. The Armies of the French Revolution, by Herbert Knötel, .... Tags : XVIIIth century, French Revolution, uniforms, plates Notes : Plates from Herbert Knötel (1893-1963) describing French Royal and Revolutionary armies. Naval History Naval History The evolution of the French Frigate - 1650-1850, by Jean Boudriot, 1993 Tags : Navy, France, XVIIth century, XVIIIth century, XIXth century, frigate Notes : extensive study about evolution of frigate between 1650 and 1850. Evolution of technologies and design. Description of each frigate type (armament, etc.). Les Vaisseaux du Roi Soleil, by Jean-Claude Lemineur, 19.. Tags : Navy, France, XVIIth century, XVIIIth century, vessels, ship of the line Notes : extensive study about French ships classes between 1661 to 1715. Les marines de guerre européennes XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles, collective book, Presses de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne, 2nd edition, 1998 Language : French Tags : XVIIth century, XVIIIth century, Navy, Navies, Europe Notes : a collection of article about European navies from XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries. Ch1. Construction navale et arsenaux / Ch2. Guerre et conception des vaisseaux / Ch3. Tactiques et stratégies maritimes / Ch4. Les hommes et l'argent / Ch5. L'Europe hors l'Europe / Ch6. D'une Méditérranée à l'autre. The evolution of Naval Armament, by Frederic Leslie Robertson, 1921 Tags : navy, weapons, technology, XVIIIth century, XIXth centuty Notes : Ch.1 : The Sailing Ship ; Ch.2 : The smooth-bore gun ; Ch.3 : The steam engine ; Ch.4 : New Principle of Gunnery ; Ch.5 : The carronade ; Ch.6 : The truck carriage ; Ch.7 : The shell gun ; Ch.8 : The rifled gun ; Ch.9 : propelling machinery ; Ch.10 : The Ironclad Link : Command at Sea : Naval Command And Control Since The Sixteenth Century, by Michael A. Palmer, 2007 Tags : Navy, tactics Notes : an extensive study about naval warfare. Ch.1 : Land Warfare Afloat: Before 1650 ; Ch.2 : The Anglo-Dutch Wars ; Ch.3 : At the Dawn of the Enlightenment ; Ch.4 : The Conundrum of the Line Ahead ; Ch.5 : The Advent of Numerary Signaling Systems ; Ch.6 : The Zenith of the Age of Fighting Sail ; Ch.7 : The Age of Steam through the Great War ; Ch.8 : From 1918 through the Second World War ; Ch.9 : The Cold War and Beyond Link : Google Book : Command At Sea: Naval Command And Control Since The Sixteenth Century Risse von Schiffen des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts by VEB Hinstorff Verlag, 1985 (110 pages) ISBN: N/A Language: German Link: Risse von Schiffen des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts HMS Victory by VEB Hinstorff Verlag, 1985 (119 pages) ISBN: N/A Language: German Link: HMS Victory "In the Hour of Victory" by Sam Willis 2014 (416 pages) ISBN: 0857895737 Notes: Between 1794 and 1815 the Royal Navy repeatedly crushed her enemies at sea in a period of military dominance that equals any in history. In a compelling and dramatic narrative, In the Hour of Victory tells the story of these naval triumphs as never before, and allows us to hear once more the officer's voices as they describe the battles that made Britain great. Link: In the Hour of Victory General General "Warfare and the Age of Printing: Catalogue of Early Printed Books from Before 1801 in Dutch Military Collections" by Louis Sloos 2009 (2000 pages) ISBN: 9004172416 Note: An important part of the Dutch national treasure of early printed books from before 1801 on military and related subjects is kept in military libraries and collections. This catalogue contains 10,000 books in twelve different languages dated 1500-1800 from nine different Defence institutions/collections, representing both Army and Navy. A substantial part of these books is especially of international significance because of the contents, the intrinsic value or as historical objects. It took eight years to trace and describe these books, all of which have been given extensive analytical bibliographic descriptions. Link: Warfare and the Age of Printing: Catalogue of Early Printed Books from Before 1801 in Dutch Military Collections Geschichte der königlich-hannoverschen Armee Band 1-4, by Louis von Sichart, 1849-1853 Language : German (Fraktur script) Tags : Hannover, XVIIth andXVIIIth century, military history, uniforms, regiments Links : Band 1: http://books.google.de/books/about/G...d=SeUcFqwtfdIC Band 2: http://books.google.de/books?id=jwU9...other_versions Band 3 Part 1: http://books.google.de/books?id=D3ZD...gbs_navlinks_s Band 3 Part 2: http://books.google.de/books?id=oQo9...gbs_navlinks_s Band 4: http://books.google.de/books?id=2yoA...gbs_navlinks_s L'Esercito Veneziano del'700, Riserche e schizzi, by Francesco Paolo Favaloro, 1995 Language : Italian???? Tags : XVIIIth century, Venice, Uniforms, military organization Note : Book dedicated to the Venetian army during the XVIIIth century. Describe each class of units and their history. Information about uniforms (descriptions and some plates) Internet Sites Spoiler Alert, click show to read: Pirates http://www.corsaridelmediterraneo.it/en/ Information about the pirates, the corsairs and their enemies in the Mediterranean (13th-17th centuries) Native American History * A comprehensive illustrated guide to Native Indian Tribes of America with pictures and videos.http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/ Uniform and Equipment Plates describing uniform depending of French regulation.Les Uniformes de l'Armée Française : recueil d'ordonnances de 1690 à 1894 Book about Danish artillery from the first half of XVIIIth century Dansk artilleri ca1743 England http://www.olivercromwell.org/ - Oliver Cromwell http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/index.htm - The Wars of the Three Kingdoms (English Civil War) India http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14134 - Akbar, Emperor of India Journals Spoiler Alert, click show to read: Foreign Language Resources Uniformi militari italiane del settecento, by ?, Rivista Militare ed., 1978 Language : Italian Tags : XVIIIth century, Italia, Italian States, Venice, Genoa, Modena, Parma, Savoy, Tuscany, Papal States, Naples and Sicily, uniforms, military organization.
