War on the Eve of Nations

War on the Eve of Nations: Conflicts and Militaries in Eastern Europe, 1450–1500 examines the relationship between warfare and nation building in Eastern Europe during the transition from the medieval to early modern periods.

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In War on the Eve of Nations: Conflicts and Militaries in Eastern Europe, 1450–1500, Vladimir Shirogorov examines how Eastern European armed forces produced critical geopolitical changes in the region. Analyzing the interactions between changes in warfare and the nation-building process, Shirogorov focuses on developments regarding the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Muscovy, Sweden, the Kazan Khanate, and Ottoman Turkey.