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The study of the way in which political and economic changes since the French Revolution have altered both the techniques and the aims of war, this book examines the limited wars that were possible in an age of absolute rulers and the destructive impact of revolutionary government on this... read more
First Sentence
The age of the absolute kings arose from the ashes of the Wars of Religion, which culminated in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the latter half of which was a hideous conflict of hastily enrolled mercenaries, as often as not accompanied by hordes of starving people.1
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Authors & Contributors
- J. F. C. Fuller (Author)
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