Avail Yourself The French Wars 1667–1714: The Sun King At War Written By John A. Lynn Shared As Paperback

XIV the Sun King oversaw the expansion and then contraction of the French lands in his attempts to win land and glorie for him and his descendants.


Whilst I knew a little of this era from the English changes of Monarchs during this time I knew nothing about the wars of Louis XIV or the reasons behind the various conflicts.
This book was a perfect introduction, It's slimlinepages are packed with pictures, maps, and explanations of the flows of the conflicts, Due to the page number constraints, this book by necessity skims over any detail but I found it very useful nonetheless,. Ve. Yy askeri tarihi az bildiğim bir donemdi, Essential histories serisi belirli bir donemi anlamak için yeterli uzunlukta ve içerikte materyal sunuyor, Guneş kralın savaşları merkezileşen bürokrasi, merkantil rant ve mutlak monark ihtiraslarının kavraması guç bir bileşkesini oluşturuyor.
This is a distillation of Lynn's

previous work and as such it works rather well, It is a model of even handed scholarship, There is some need for proofreading as Lynn refers to Austrians as Australians at one point! This short history of the five wars of Louis XIV avoids a dry recitation of dates and instead discusses crosscutting themes in the wars: how and why they stated why they ended.
It's a military history in the sense of grand strategy, with two chapters discussing the lives of two individuals, to provide some social depth.
The book briefly recounts some major battles, but does not focus in depth on tactics, command structures, or logistics, In that sense, it's an ideal overview for a reader interested in France and its foreign policy in the period, and perhaps less ideal for a reader seeking a close analysis of the kingdom's military.
My, but weren't there a lot of battles in Flanders during this period!

Professor Lynn, who is a great authority on military activities in early modern Europe, here provides a basic narrative framework for the five significant conflicts that took place under the full authority of the Sun King.
Because of the complexity of the conflicts, and the seemingly neverending series of engagements along the Rhine River and in the Spanish Netherands, the result is a book that sometimes seems like "one damn battle after another.
" But Lynn does provide some good analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Louis XIV's strategy, making it clear that he sought to maximalize France's position within the established European order unlike Napoleon, he did not seek to create an entire new world of nations and peoples.


This Osprey book is exceptionally well illustrated, The pictures are indeed worth thousands of words, However, the maps, while very attractive, are oddly labeled and are really not all that helpful, Campaigns fought by Louis XIV, the Sun King, shaped the borders of European states, the destinies of royal dynasties, and even the patterns of absolutist government.
This book presents the most authoritative yet accessible and succinct account of these allimportant struggles available today, covering every aspect of the wars from decisions made by the king at his palace at Versailles to the life of the troops encamped in the field.
Focusing on the French army, the greatest military force of the age, this tale of violence, victory, and victims balances siege and battle in a way that tells us much that is new about the Sun King and his adversaries.
John Albert Lynn is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and a visiting professor at Northwestern University, Evanston.
He received his Ph. D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, Although he specializes in the military history of France from the early modern period through the revolution, he has taught classes spanning the entire range of military history, including classes on the military history of south Asia.
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