Richelieu's Army - War, Government and Society in France, 1624–1642

A definitive reinterpretation of the role and influence of the French army during Richelieu's ministry.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: war, government and society in France, 1624-1642; Part I. The Military Context: 1. The French art of war during Richelieu's ministry; 2. France at war, 1624-1642; 3. The size of the French army; Part II. The Administrative Context: 4. Paying for war; 5. Recruiting and maintaining armies during the Thirty Years War: military enterprise; 6. The French rejection of entrepreneurship; 7. The civil administration of the army: the structures; Part III. Responses and Reactions: 8. The management of the war effort, 1635-1642: commissaires de guerres and intendants; 9. The ministry and the high command; 10. The army and the civilian population; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

It is assumed widely that 'war made the state' in seventeenth-century France. Yet this study challenges the traditional interpretations of the role of the army as an instrument of the emerging absolutist state, and shows how the expansion of the French war effort contributed to weakening Richelieu's hold upon France. Runner up in the History Today Awards 2002.

Product details

• Authors: David Parrott, Parrott David
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2001
• EAN: 9780521792097
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79209-7
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 236 mm x 46 mm
• Weight: 1120 g
• Illustrations: 5 maps, Karten
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod; Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Warfare & defence, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Warfare and defence, C 1600 To C 1700