Product Description

What was war like in the Age of Reason, for those who fought in it? Duffy answers this question using research from archives, notebooks, letters, diaries and memoirs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1060736 in Books
• Published on: 1987-12-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent....as ever
Christopher Duffy is probably the foremost writer on the eighteenth century military, and his works on the armies of Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa are justifiably regarded as classics. This work is a gem, providing an insightful, yet highly readable account of the soldiers' experience during this period. Drawing on examples from all the European powers, it is (inevitably) a more cosmoploitan work than those dealing with specific armies. Perhaps one of the most interesting elements is his discussion of how different nationalities were regarded as displaying different characters in military service, and the effect this had on those commanding them - whether it be exploiting the natural elan of the "hot" nations, or the precision of the "cold". (The English, of course, were believed to display elements of both - at least until the beer, ran out!)
Great book by a great author.