The military experience in the age of reason
What was war like in the Age of Reason, for those who fought in it? Duffy answers this question using research from archives, notebooks, letters, diaries and memoirs.
History
360 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm
9780710210241, 9780203976852, 0710210248, 0203976851
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pt. I : The armies of the Enlightenment. Military Europe
The officer class
The private soldier
Generals and armies
pt. II : War. The campaign
The battle
On the wilder fringes
The march of the siege
pt. III : The military experience in context and perspective. Land war and the experience of civilian society
The death of a memory
Summary and conclusions
Appendix : Principal wars and campaigns
Includes index