Editorial Reviews
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'This is an extraordinarily well-researched and important book which does much more than improve our understanding of the administration of the army under Louis XIV; it forces us to reconsider the very nature of the late seventeenth-century state.' The English Historical Review
'This is an impressive study, founded on extensive research in the French army archives, one which throws important light on Louis XIV, his military and his nobility ... Guy Rowlands has made an important contribution to the history of the armed forces of the Sun King, one with important implications for our understanding of army, government and society - and their interaction - elsewhere in ancien régime Europe.' Christopher Storrs, University of Dundee, Journal of Continuity and Change
Book Description
This book presents a new interpretation of the development of the French army during the "personal rule" of Louis XIV. Based on massive archival research, it examines the army not only as a military institution but also as a political, social and economic organism. Guy Rowlands asserts that the key to the development of Louis XIV's armed forces was the king's determination to acknowledge and satisfy the military, political, social and cultural aspirations of his officers, and maintain the solid standing of the Bourbon dynasty.
The Dynastic State and the Army under Louis XIV : Royal Service and Private Interest 1661-1701 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)
The Dynastic State and the Army under Louis XIV: Royal Service and Private Interest 1661-1701 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History),Guy Rowlands,John Elliott,Olwen Hufton,H. G. Koenigsberger,H. M. Scott,Cambridge University Press,0521641241,Armee,Armâee,Europe - General,France,France.,History,History - General History,History: World,Louis XIV, 1643-1715,Military - General,Modern - General,Europe,European history: c 1500 to c 1750,History / Europe / General,Military life & institutions,c 1600 to c 1700
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