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The rise of the military entrepreneur war, diplomacy, and knowledge in Habsburg Europe Suzanne Sutherland

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Ithaca, New York Cornell University Press 2022.Description: 1 online resource illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781501764998
  • 9781501765001
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DB43 .R574 2022
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Contents:
The Order of War -- The Generation of White Mountain -- The Making of an Early Modern Military Contractor -- From Battlefield to Court -- A Loyal Mercenary -- Victory at Last -- Epilogue : The Generation of 1683
Subject: "During the early modern period in Europe, the scale and scope of war expanded dramatically while firepower was integrated effectively into armies for the first time. This book examines how the military entrepreneur, a type of military contractor, emerged to meet rulers' needs and advance aristocratic family interests, focusing on Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609-80)"--
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Introduction : A Warrior's Life -- The Order of War -- The Generation of White Mountain -- The Making of an Early Modern Military Contractor -- From Battlefield to Court -- A Loyal Mercenary -- Victory at Last -- Epilogue : The Generation of 1683

"During the early modern period in Europe, the scale and scope of war expanded dramatically while firepower was integrated effectively into armies for the first time. This book examines how the military entrepreneur, a type of military contractor, emerged to meet rulers' needs and advance aristocratic family interests, focusing on Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609-80)"--

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