Parrott David: The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe
Скачать книгу (размер 2 268 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 446) Аннотация: This is a major new approach to the military revolution and the relationship between warfare and the power of the state in early modern Europe. Whereas previous accounts have emphasised the growth of state-run armies during this period, David Parrott argues instead that the delegation of military responsibility to sophisticated and extensive networks of private enterprise reached unprecedented…