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Bouko de Groot Dutch armies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648 (1): Infantry
Tekst op achterflap: The 80 Years' War' (also known as the Dutch War of Independence) was the foundation of Dutch nationhood, and during the course of the conflict one of its main leaders - Maurice of Orange-Nassau - created an army and a tactical system that became a model throughout Europe. This study, the first of a two-part series, focuses on the Dutch infantry. It examines how Maurice of Orange-Nassau attracted volunteers and students from across Europe, introduced innovative new training methods...
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Engels | 48 pagina's | Osprey Publishing, Oxford | 2017
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Bouko de Groot Dutch armies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648 (2): Cavalry, Artillery & Engineers
Tekst op achterflap: The 80 Years' War began with a limited Dutch rebellion seeking only religious toleration from their Spanish overlords, but ended with an independent republic recognized as a global power. During the phase between 1588 and 1610 Maurice of Nassau built a new, tightly-drilled infantry which set an example for the rest of Europe. But cavalry also remained a decisive asset; and the campaigns he and his successors led included some 150 sieges, which depended upon artillery and engineers....
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Engels | 48 pagina's | Osprey Publishing, Oxford | 2017
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Military ethics and leadership
Most books and articles still treat leadership and ethics as related though separate phenomena. This edited volume is an exception to that rule, and explicitly treats leadership and ethics as a single domain. Clearly, ethics is an aspect of leadership, and not a distinct approach that exists alongside other approaches to leadership. This holds especially true for the for the military, as it is one of the few organizations that can legitimately use violence. Military leaders have to deal with personnel...
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Engels | 307 pagina's | Brill Nijhoff, Leiden | 2017
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Apostolat Militaire International The consequences of armed conflicts, especially for catholic soldiers and their families in the background of "Laudato Si"
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Engels | 148 pagina's | Republic of Austria, Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports, Vienna | 2017
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Nathan Wise The pursuit of justice
the military moral economy in the USA, Australia, and Great Britain, 1861-1945
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Engels | 207 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2017
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Winning without killing: the strategic and operational utility of non-kinetic capabilities in crises
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Engels | 332 pagina's | Asser Press, The Hague | 2017
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