War and Society in Europe of the Old Regime 1618-1789

by M.S. Anderson, Robert Anderson, Kay J. Anderson

Book Overview

In the decades leading up to the French Revolution, the armed forces in Europe changed radically. Armies and navies became larger and more expensive and the role of the state in raising, organizing, and paying them grew enormously as the military entrepreneur disappeared. Increasing state control led to a gradual improvement in discipline, and plunder and wanton destruction declined. War, however, had a limited effect on economic progress and growth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750916036
• ISBN13: 9780750916035
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.