by
Rowlands, Guy.
Call Number
355.0094409032 21
Publication Date
2002
Summary
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 just as a military institution but also as a living political, social and economic organism.
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Electronic Resources
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1.8382
by
Black, Jeremy, 1955-
Call Number
944.03 21
Publication Date
1999
Summary
This is a scholarly yet accessible account which considers why France was not more successful and throws light on French history, international relations, warfare and the rise and fall of French power.
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Electronic Resources
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1.3995
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by
Sonnino, Paul, author.
Call Number
944.033092 23
Publication Date
2016
Summary
This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long quest to solve the mystery.
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Electronic Resources
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1.2474