Geoffrey S Parker

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare: The Triumph of the West (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)

Now available in a revised and updated version, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present day. The book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technol...

The Grand Strategy of Philip II

This fascinating book is highly original, in that it specifically analyses how Philip II of Spain ruled the first global empire in history, from 1556 to his death in 1598. Geoffrey Parker investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Philip's strategic vision, the priorities that underlay his policie...

The Cambridge History of Warfare

A compelling subject, war is common to almost all known societies and almost all periods of history. The Cambridge History of Warfare is a comprehensive account of war in the West. The combined effort of seven leading experts, this book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the developme...

The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800

Well before the Industrial Revolution, Europe developed the superior military potential and expertise that enabled her to dominate the world for the next two centuries. In this attractively illustrated and updated edition, Geoffrey Parker discusses the major changes in the military practice of the W...

Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II

Philip II is not only the most famous king in Spanish history, but one of the most famous monarchs in English history: the man who married Mary Tudor and later launched the Spanish Armada against her sister Elizabeth I. This compelling biography of the most powerful European monarch of his day begin...

The Spanish Armada: Revised Edition

At the end of July 1588, Philip II's Armada of 130 ships set sail against England. Within a month they were condemned to defeat. The authors spent 13 years reassessing the profusion of untapped documents, diaries and private papers lying forgotten in Spanish and Dutch archives. This material has bee...

The Thirty Years' War

The first edition of The Thirty Years' War offered an unrivalled survey of a central period in European history. Drawing on a huge body of source material from different languages and countries throughout Europe, it provided a clear and comprehensive narrative and analytical account of the subject. ...

Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century

Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides - the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. A global crisis extended from England to Japan, and from the Russian Empire to sub-Saharan Africa. North and South America, too, s...

The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry

The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry

Spain and the Netherlands, 1559-1659: Ten Studies

A History of Scotland

The Dutch Revolt

The World: An Illustrated History

The Times Illustrated History of the World

Monro, His Expedition With the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys