Monro, His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys

Name: Monro, His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys
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ISBN: 9780275962678

ISBN-10: 0275962679

ISBN-13: 9780275962678

Edition: N/A

Authors: William S. Brockington

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The most complete memoir or primary account in English of two of the most important phases of the Thirty Years' War, Monro's Expedition is a regimental history, a guide to would-be mercenary officers, a social history, and a window into an earlier era. Although the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) ended three and a half centuries ago, it continues to intrigue readers as one of the most devastating wars in modern European history. Initially a religious/political confrontation, the conflict soon expanded into a continent-wide series of wars. Monro's account of his experiences is one of the most important primary sources of the period. From the creation of new tactical formations to improved…

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List price: $138.95
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/28/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Foreword



Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction


Editor's Notes


Expedition


Introduction (Intro 1-15)



Danish Phase (I 1-89)


Table of the First Part (Table I 1-8)


List of Scottish Officers (List 1-5)


Chronology and Miles: Part I, Danish Phase (Log I 1-2)


Chronology and Miles: Part II, Swedish Phase (Log II 1-5)



Swedish Phase (II 1-182)


An Abridgment of Exercises for Younger Soldiers (II 183-192)


Certain Observations Worthy of the Younger Officer (II 193-216)


Christian Soldier Meditations (II 217-224)


Table of the Second Part (Table II 1-18)


Glossary of Place Names


Glossary of Persons


Glossary of Terms


Bibliography


Index