A01=John A. Lynn
andre
Andrew Lossky
Author_John A. Lynn
Bomb Ketches
campaign logistics analysis
Cardinal Mazarin
Carlos II
Carlos III
Category=JW
Category=NHB
Category=NHD
convertis
corvisier
diplomatic strategy Europe
dutch
Dutch War
early modern military history
eq_bestseller
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
European state formation
Franco-Spanish Army
French Sea Power
Henri III
Histoire Militaire
institutional transformation France
king
La Feuillade
Louis XIV
Louis's Armies
Louis's Reign
netherlands
nouveaux
Nouveaux Convertis
operational strategy in Louis XIV era
Personal Reign
Positional Warfare
seventeenth century warfare
spanish
Spanish Netherlands
Spanish Succession
St Jean De Maurienne
St Venant
State Commission Army
succession
sun
Victor Amadeus
William III
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780582056299
- Weight: 810g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 06 May 1999
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Warfare dominated the long reign of the `Sun-king', Louis XIV. For forty years from 1672, France was continuously at war and had one of the largest armies seen in the West since the fall of imperial Rome. The campaigns secured little territory, but almost bankrupted the country and the consequences for the French monarchy were dramatic - contributing to its eventual downfall. John Lynn examines the wars for evidence of a coherent strategic policy; he explores the operational logistics of the campaigns; and considers their significance for France's diplomatic, political, mililtary, administrative and institutional
This is the first modern, comprehensive study in any language, and offers a vivid insight into 17th and 18th century statesmanship and warfare - reaching a climax with the defeat of France by Marlborough at Blenheim.
