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Armies of Ivan the Terrible: Russian Troops 1505-1700

By David Nicolle

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2006
ISBN
1841769258
Open Library ID
OL8922824M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (15116726 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
51\51
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 11:37:22

Description

It is generally assumed that the military reforms which propelled Russia into the modern world were due solely to the genius of Peter the Great. In fact, his reforms were built upon changes that had taken place during the previous 200 years, since the creation in 1550 of Russia’s first full-time military force â€'' the streltsi â€'' by Ivan IV the Terrible. This account traces Russia’s armies from that beginning, through the creation of paid regular regiments from1630, up to the reign of Peter the Great. It is illustrated with rare early drawings, photos of surviving artifacts, and dazzling colour reconstructions of exotic military costumes.

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