02740nam 2200589 a 450 991045727440332120200520144314.01-283-30777-497866133077741-4411-6880-X(CKB)2550000000057447(EBL)793273(OCoLC)758336025(SSID)ssj0000634636(PQKBManifestationID)12207126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000634636(PQKBWorkID)10642490(PQKB)11246887(MiAaPQ)EBC793273(Au-PeEL)EBL793273(CaPaEBR)ebr10505731(CaONFJC)MIL330777(EXLCZ)99255000000005744720111128d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmpire and military revolution in eastern Europe[electronic resource] Russia's Turkish wars in the eighteenth century /Brian DaviesLondon ;New York Continuum20111 online resource (375 p.)Continuum studies in military historyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4725-0606-5 1-4411-7004-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface; Map; Chapter One; The Trampled Lands; Chapter Two; The Northern War and the New Russian Army; Chapter Three; The Prut and Caspian Wars; Chapter Four; War, Peace and Taxes, 1710-1735; Chapter Five; The Russo-Turkish War, 1736-1739; Chapter Six; Empire and Military Revolution, 1740-1774; Notes; Select Bibliography; IndexIn terms of resource mobilization and devastation the wars between Russia, the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire were some of the largest of the eighteenth century, and had enormous consequences for the balance of power in Eastern Europe.Davies examines how these conflicts characterized the course of Russian military development in response to Ottoman and Crimean Tatar threats and to determine under what circumstances and in what ways Russian military power experienced a revolution awarding it clear preponderance over the Ottoman-Crimean system. A central part of this Davies' argument is Continuum studies in military history.RussiaHistory, Military18th centuryRussiaForeign relationsTurkeyElectronic books.947.06Davies Brian27943MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457274403321Empire and military revolution in eastern Europe2239547UNINA