INSTRUMENT OF WAR: Volume 1 -- The Austrian Army in the Seven Years War

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Examines how an army of the 18th Century worked. Covers the structure of the army, the life of its soldiers, its strengths and weaknesses, the personalities that gave it such a unique character, from top to bottom. Not only is the Austria of Maria Theresa examined, but views appear of Prussian opponents and French, Swedish, and Russian armies.

Conscription, taxation, constitutional change, bureaucracy, logistics, all of these dominated countries that never witnessed a campaign. Conscription tells us much about the homelands of the soldiers -- the languages they spoke, the professions they served, their willingness to serve what to many was an alien monarch. First-hand accounts explain the successes and failures of Austria at war.? Contains 71 black and white illustrations and photos, six black and white maps, and 21 diagrams and graphs.