The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659 : the logistics of Spanish victory and defeat in the Low Countries' Wars
"The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasised military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such as sieges and battles. Geoffrey Parker studies one of the great logistical feats of early modern Europe: how Habsburg Spain managed to maintain and mobilise the largest army in Europe in an 80-year effort to suppress the Dutch Revolt, 700 miles away. Using a unique combination of surviving records, he presents the logistical problems of fighting wars in early modern Europe, and demonstrates why Spain failed to suppress the Dutch Revolt. The book has been constantly cited since its first publication in English (with translations into Spanish and Dutch). This revised second edition includes some new sources and updates some references but otherwise remains faithful to the original version."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2004
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ©2004
History
xxix, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780521836005, 9780521543927, 052183600X, 0521543924
59265540
Introduction : the character of the low countries' wars
1. Mobilization
2. The military corridors of the Army of Flanders
3. The Spanish road
4. The high command
5. The Army of Flanders and grand strategy
6. Financial resources
7. Life in the Army of Flanders
8. Mutiny
9. Wastage and 'reformation'
10. Demobilization
Conclusion : Spain, its enemies and the revolt of the Netherlands
App. The composition of the Army of Flanders, 1567-1661
App. The organization of the Army of Flanders
App. Spanish and Italian troops sent to the Netherlands, 1567-1640
App. The speed of overland military expeditions between Lombardy and the low countries
App. The senior officers of the Army of Flanders, 1567-1659
App. Philip II's budget for 1574 : sources
App. Financing Spanish imperialism in the Netherlands, 1566-76
App. Annual expenditure by the pagaduria on victuals for the troops
App. The 'tail' of the Army of Flanders : women and servants with the troops
App. The mutinies of the Army of Flanders
App. The receipts of the military treasury of the Army of Flanders, 1567-1665
App. Towns captured by the Army of Flanders, 1578-90
App. The chain of command
Previous edition: 1972