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A study of operational warfare in the Habsburg old regime, 1683-1740, which recreates everyday warfare and the lives of the generals conducting it, this book goes beyond the battlefield to examine the practical skills of war needed in an agricultural landscape of pastures, woods, and water.



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Introduction Tactics, Operations, and the Economy of Knowledge "The Generation of 1683": The Emperor's Generals, 1686-1723 Administering War in an Age of Reason: Staff Generals through 1740 Generals as Engineers Generals at War: Emperor Versus Sultan, Khevenhuller Versus Schmettau, 1737-1739 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

War for the Every Day

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      Publisher ABC-CLIO
      Published 10/30/1999 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780313310416
      978-0313310416
      ISBN-10 0313310416
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      European history European history: medieval period, middle ages

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A study of operational warfare in the Habsburg old regime, 1683-1740, which recreates everyday warfare and the lives of the generals conducting it, this book goes beyond the battlefield to examine the practical skills of war needed in an agricultural landscape of pastures, woods, and water.



      Table of Contents
      Introduction Tactics, Operations, and the Economy of Knowledge "The Generation of 1683": The Emperor's Generals, 1686-1723 Administering War in an Age of Reason: Staff Generals through 1740 Generals as Engineers Generals at War: Emperor Versus Sultan, Khevenhuller Versus Schmettau, 1737-1739 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

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