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Military Power and the Dutch Republic

War, Trade and the Balance of Power in Europe, 1648-1813

2021 || Hardcover || Marc van Alphen e.a. || Leiden University Press || met inkijkexemplaar

In 1667, the year of the Raid on the Medway, the Dutch Republic was at the pinnacle of its might and fame. A century and a half later little of this glory remained and Napoleon wiped the country off the political map. This book provides a military explanation for the ‘miracle’ of the seventeenth century and the demise that ensued. How were the army and navy in the Dutch Republic organised and financed? What tactics were employed and how did military leaders operate? Where did the Republic...

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The Invasion of the South

Army Air Force Operations, and the Invasion of Northern and Central Sumatra

2021 || Hardcover || Willem Remmelink || Leiden University Press || met inkijkexemplaar

Between 1966 and 1980, the War History Office of the National Defense College of Japan (now the Center for Military History of the National Institute for Defense Studies) published the 102-volume Senshi Sōsho (War History Series). The present book completes the trilogy of English translations of the sections in the Senshi Sōsho series on the Japanese operations against the former Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). The first volume (The Invasion of the Dutch East Indies, 2015) details the army o...

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Middle High German Legends in English Translation

2021 || Hardcover || Jef Jacobs e.a. || Leiden University Press || met inkijkexemplaar

This book contains five legends from the German Middle Ages, presented in the Middle High German source language, with a modern English translation. These include the narratives of Veronica, Vespasian, Theophilus, Mary Magdalene and the miraculous history of the True Cross. Thisoutstanding and timely translation of these Middle High German texts will make them more accessible to an English speaking academic community.

The introduction provides an overview of Germanic legend research, discusses...