The Evolution of Army Style in the Modern West, 800–2000
Title | The Evolution of Army Style in the Modern West, 800–2000 |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1996 |
Authors | Lynn, John A. |
Journal | International History Review |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 505-545 |
Date Published | 09/1996 |
Abstract | Over the past millennium the style of armies in Europe and the United States has evolved through seven distinct stages. Institutional characteristics such as recruitment, social composition, motivation, command, and administration are more important to understanding the nature of an army than technology or tactics. Each transition combined innovative and conservative elements. The nature of war required all armies to evolve in close parallel from feudal through medieval-stipendiary, aggregate-contract, state-commission, popular-conscript, and mass-reserve to volunteer-technical. Historians are correct to incorporate social elements into military studies but too often focus on peripheral topics rather than central concerns of warfare. |
URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40107494 |
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