Greenhill's publishing of the works by Sir Charles Oman continues. Following the very successful publication of the monumental A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages in two volumes in trade paperback, now comes A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century in trade paperback. And this volume is 800 pages! This volume is an unrivalled, highly regarded account of sixteenth-century warfare, in which Sir Charles Oman traces the dramatic, far-reaching changes in the military strategy, tactics and organisation of the period. Showing how warfare developed, he covers the Great Wars of 1494–1559; military events in Tudor England, including Henry VIII's continental wars; the French Wars of Religion, 1562–98; the Dutch revolt and war of independence, 1568–1603; and the Turkish offensive against Christendom, from 1520 until the Peace of Sitva Torok in 1606. The battles, sieges and campaigns that Oman examines in detail clarify military development across the century, such as Ravenna (1512), the first battle won by dominance in artillery; Pavia (1525), a 'victory by surprise'; Pinkie (1547), where an old-fashioned infantry army proved helpless against the combination of all arms; and Arques (1589), exemplifying the defence of a defile by very inferior numbers. Contemporary maps illustrate many of the actions, and add to the value of this brilliant and lucid history of the art of war. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 95 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com