Old-Polish and Spanish Military Writings of the Sixteenth Century in the Context of Theory of Military Revolution. An Attempt at Comparison Cover Image

Staropolskie i hiszpańskie piśmiennictwo wojskowe XVI wieku w kontekście teorii rewolucji militarnej. Próba porównania
Old-Polish and Spanish Military Writings of the Sixteenth Century in the Context of Theory of Military Revolution. An Attempt at Comparison

Author(s): Paweł Szadkowski
Subject(s): History, Military history, Political history, Modern Age, 16th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: military thought; Spain; Jan Tarnowski; Sancho de Londoño; Military Revolution

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to introduce old-Polish writings on military matters into the discussion about the theory of military revolution. Eastern and western military arts shared the same ideas, and the same discussions were held. The problem is presented on the basis of a comparative analysis of Polish and Spanish military treatises of the sixteenth century. This made it possible to enrich the theory with new social and cultural factors and spread its geographical presence to countries that had hitherto been ignored by researchers, as well as incorporate an outline of Spanish Renaissance military thought into Polish historiography.

  • Issue Year: 125/2018
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 597-631
  • Page Count: 35
  • Language: Polish