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Article: The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659: The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars.(Book Review)
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- March 22, 2006
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The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, 1567-1659: The Logistics of Spanish Victory and Defeat in the Low Countries' Wars. By Geoffrey Parker. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1972 [2nd ed.]. Maps. Tables. Diagrams. Illustrations. Photographs. Notes. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxix, 219. $29.99 Paperback. ISBN: 0-521-54392-4
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