The title not withstanding, this book isn't about firearms or tactics but a tour de force about all the wars between 1500 - 1700. Especially interesting are the commentaries on Portuguese naval ops in the Indian Ocean, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Turkish Wars and armies. The weakness is organization as Urbin switched between topic and chronology.
That sounds like it's right up in my wheelhouse, thanks for posting. This is the same William Urban who wrote The Teutonic Knights, correct?
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The Teutonic Knights by Urban is one of my favorite books. I will definitely be getting this...the only question now is what to play while reading it?
Linky: http://www.amazon.com/MATCHLOCKS-TO-FLINTLOCKS-Warfare-1500-1700/dp/1848326289/ref=la_B001I727FU_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343862790&sr=1-1
Hmmm. I have far too many unread books now, but this sounds like a nice detour from my WWII and Warhammer readings.