{"product_id":"nieuwpoort-1600-9781472830814","title":"Nieuwpoort 1600","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNieuwpoort 1600\u003c\/i\u003e uses specially commissioned artwork to reveal one of the greatest battles of the Eighty Years'' War--one whose influence on military theory and practice ever since has been highly significant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Eighty Years'' War began as a limited Dutch rebellion seeking only religious toleration from their Spanish overlords, but it quickly escalated into one of the longest wars in European history. Spain''s failed invasion of 1599 and the mutinies that followed convinced Dutch leaders that they now should go on the offensive. This campaign pitted two famous leaders'' sons against each other: Maurice of Nassau and Archduke Albert VII. One led an unproven new model army, the other Spain''s unbeatable Tercios, each around 11,000-men strong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dutch wanted to land near Nieuwpoort, take it and then march on to Dunkirk, northern home port of the Spanish fleet, but they were cut off by the resurgent and reunited Spanish army. The two forces then met on the beach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigins   of the campaign \/Chronology \/Opposing commanders \/Opposing armies   \/Orders of battle \/Opposing plans \/The campaign \/Aftermath \/The   battlefields today \/Further reading \/Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408759234903,"sku":"9781472830814","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nieuwpoort-1600-9781472830814","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}