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| Lilian | 11 Aug 2019 10:58 a.m. PST |
Bruno Mugnai's serie at Helion's Century of the Soldier launched this year
After the Volume 1 about the Dutch
the forthcoming Volume 2 about the Imperial Austrians expected at the end of 2019
During the 17th century, Europe experienced only four years of general peace: 1610 and 1680-82. This scenario of almost continuous strife provided the terrain for the rise of the standing professional armies. The states were eager to avoid a repetition of the chaos and destruction that had plagued Europe during the Thirty Years' War, and therefore invested in these larger, more powerful armies to reduce the risks and costs of war. Some historians considered this act to be one of the most important institutional developments of the early modern world. The permanent armies became an organic feature of the Old Regime, a symbol of its power and strength, the means by which the prince could defend his interest and play an active role in the International policy.In the opinion of many contemporaries, it offered an opportunity to exploit strategic knowledge, to examine the effectiveness of military tactics and become aware of the increasing importance of the overall organization of the army. It would allow the military classes to occupy a significant place alongside the major European powers. In this scenario, the Imperial Army represents an interesting laboratory, which involved the multicultural Habsburg's domains and the Holy Roman-Germanic Empire in the birth of one of the major standing army of Europe. The history, organization, uniforms and ensigns of the Imperial army and the ‘Reichsarmee' are here presented for the first time in a single book, with a lot of unpublished iconography and data.
In the 17th century, the Hungarian military structure comprised three sections: nobles troops, Militia Portalis, and general levies (called insurrectionis). Every Hungarian and Croatian aristocrat was obligated to military service, the so-called Primipilus, and was also charged with the duty of recruiting certain soldiers dependent on the value of his property. For every 20 farms or masserias – portae – one cavalryman and infantryman had to be equipped for the Militia, and these troops were originally identified as Militia Portalis. If the Hungarian Parlament voted for a general call to arms, each farm would add an additional horseman and one foot soldier to join the army. Historically, the Austrian Hofkriegsrath had tried to progressively reduce the aristocrat's influence on the militia, maintaining only the formal existence of the ‘Insurrection'. The long period of peace from 1606 to 1663 influenced the Kingdom of Hungary's defence policy, causing a deep stagnation in military matters. If, theoretically, the Insurrectionis could assemble more than 80,000 men in 1660, only 15-20,000 were actually suitable for a campaign. On 14 July 1663, the Hungarian army, assembled on the left bank of the Danube between Bratislava and Érsekújvár, totalled just 9,000 poor equipped men. Imperial General Raimondo Montecuccoli described them as "for the most part inexperienced villains, forcibly detained and therefore ready to escape from the field, or not accustomed to facing the enemy, poorly armed and obliged to stay in the country for only a few days".[1] The military discipline of this hastily equipped and trained levy remained erratic and often low. However, on some occasion, particularly in defensive actions and led by capable officers like the banus Miklós Zrínyi, the Hungarian and Croatian militia behaved valiantly, fighting alongside the best equipped and trained Grenzer bordersmen or professional soldiers.Bruno Mugnai
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| Lilian | 11 Aug 2019 11:23 a.m. PST |
And first half of 2020 a big 360 pages Volume 3 covering a larger period The Armies of the Ottoman Empire 1645-1719
This book deals with the organization, the composition and the history of the army of the Sublime Porte, starting from the information contained in Western sources. This approach, despite the partial origin of the information, allows a critical examination of the sources and the formulation of a vision that is not conditioned by the clichés that often occur about such topics, returning us to a a neutral vision of the complex Ottoman ‘Military' represented with all its refined and sumptuous costumes and weapons apparatus.A larger part of the work is dedicated to the different types of clothing and insignia of the different corps, their evolution and the meaning of the different symbols Editorial Plan
two volumes per year until 2022 4- Soldados del Rey The Spanish Army of Philipp IV and Charles II (including appendix for the Portuguese Army & Independance/Restoration War) 5- The Italian Armies (including Savoy-Piedmont, Venice, Papal States, Genoa, Tuscany, Lucca, Modena, Parma, Mantua, Malta) 6- The German Armies (including Brandenburg, Saxony, Bayern, Münster, Palatinate, HolsteinGottorp, Württemberg, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Hessen-Kassel, Hessen Darmstadt, Mecklenburg, Mainz, Cologne, Trier, Lorraine, Hanseatic Towns and other) 7- ‘Soldiers of the North': Denmark-Norway and Sweden 8- The French Army: the ‘Giant of the Grand Siècle' part one 9- The French Army: the ‘Giant of the Grand Siècle' part two |
| rmaker | 11 Aug 2019 9:24 p.m. PST |
Seems to me that there are some serious gaps in the coverage. Most notably, Russia, Poland, and Great Britain. |
Phillius  | 12 Aug 2019 3:14 a.m. PST |
Already covered by other Helion publications rmaker. |
| Lilian | 12 Aug 2019 6:32 a.m. PST |
Indeed Russia there is already one title and for Great Britain, well, I would say that UK has the rest of the books as it is a British Editor, among the 16 expected known titles in Century of the Soldier Serie for 2019 11 concern the British isles and 5 others (Austrian, French, Saxon, Swedish Armies and Poltava) …but not for Poland…I think they wished to publish two volumes but not in Bruno Mugnai's sub-serie so you have a Tour d'Europe of the Armies c.1660-1690 here, only waiting Poland |
| Lilian | 12 Aug 2019 8:46 a.m. PST |
…the only gap will be Switzerland… |
| dbf1676 | 12 Aug 2019 2:51 p.m. PST |
Rmaker, also note the time frame ends in 1687. Russia's army was not really beginning to be a "modern" army until the late 1690s. Helion has a great book on the army of Peter the Great. They also have book on the army of James II, as well other books on the English army of this period. |
| Lilian | 13 Aug 2019 11:36 a.m. PST |
the Russian period until 1689 has been covered by this title
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Great Britain alone has so many titles around the ECW Armies and campaigns or after 1685 even if none specifically for Charles II's small Army 1660-1685 of two couples of infantry and cavalry regiments, so it is a gap but certainly a light temporary gap, British Editor oblige |
| HillervonGaertringen | 14 Aug 2019 11:19 p.m. PST |
We do have books in development that will cover these gaps. Do bear with us, we can only publish so many books a year!! |
| The Beast Rampant | 15 Aug 2019 10:38 p.m. PST |
I'm thrilled about the upcoming "Soldados del Rey" volume, but will snap up the others in the meantime- thank you! |
| Lilian | 05 Dec 2019 8:20 a.m. PST |
hello Volume 2 the Imperial Army 1657-1687 is now available
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and the Ottomans of the expanded volume 3 from 1645 to 1719 begin their inexorable advance and expected to arrive for next march 2020
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| Lilian | 22 Dec 2019 8:54 a.m. PST |
just received mine wednesday, already many positive feedback on amazon about last Bruno's volume! Volume 2 The Imperial Army 1657-1687 Foreword by Charles Singleton
Acknowledgements
Imperial Chonology 1.The Age of Limited Warfare? 2.Austria Erit In Orbe Ultima
The House of Austria
Habsburg geostrategy
The Reich 3.The Army of the Emperor
Military Administration
The High Command
The Obrist-Inhaber
Logistics and Quartering
Infantry Organisation
Cavalry Organisation
Artillery Organisation
The Royal Hungarian Army and the Militärgrenze
The Provincial Militia 4.The Reichsarmee
The Reichsmatricel
The Reich in War
The "Laxenburg Alliance" 5.The Imperial Army on campaign
Poland Jutland and Pomerania 1657-1660
The Ottoman War of 1663-1664 and the Miracle of Szentgotthàrd
Insurgencies and Rebellions 1671-1681
Duel on the Rhine 1673-1678
Prelude to Vienna 1682-1683 6.Uniforms Equipment and Ensigns
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Ensigns Appendices
I Reichsmatricel of 1663 (in simplum)
II Orders of Battle and Army Lists
III List of Regiments Colour Plate Commentaries
Bibliography 318 pages including 16 colour plates (9 concerning uniforms, 6 about colours and standards, one saddle covers)
102 b/w ills, 26 b/w photos, 5 maps,
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| dbf1676 | 29 Dec 2019 1:32 p.m. PST |
I got mine for Christmas. This is an excellent book. Anyone interested in the period will do well to own it. |
| Lilian | 11 Jan 2020 7:50 p.m. PST |
Next, the Ottoman Army 1645-1719 (march 2020)
the card cover of the volume 3
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| Lilian | 10 Jun 2020 6:05 a.m. PST |
Bruno Mugnai said that his Volume 3 The Armies of the Ottoman Empire 1645-1719 is available since yesterday
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