The business of war : military enterprise and military revolution in early modern Europe
"This is a major new approach to the military revolution and the relationship between warfare and the power of the state in early modern Europe. Whereas previous accounts have emphasised the growth of state-run armies during this period, David Parrott argues instead that the delegation of milit...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press,
2012
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schlagworte: | Kriegswirtschaft Krieg Geschichte Europa Mercenary troops War Wirtschaft Ökonomie Militärgeschichte Geschichte, 1450-1800 mehr... |
| Umfang: | XVII, 429 S. |
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- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Foundations and Expansion: 1. Military resources for hire, 1450-1560; 2. The expansion of military enterprise, 1560-1620; 3. Diversity and adaptation: military enterprise during the Thirty Years' War; Part II. Operations and Structures: 4. The military contractor at war; 5. The business of war; 6. Continuity, transformation and rhetoric in European warfare after 1650; Conclusion.