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050	0	0	_aD214 _b.P39 2012
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100	1		_aParrott, David.
245	1	4	_aThe business of war : _bmilitary enterprise and military revolution in early modern Europe / _cDavid Parrott.
264		1	_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_axvii, 429 pages : _billustrations maps ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_t-- Introduction _t-- Part I. Foundations and Expansion _t-- 1. Military resources for hire, 1450-1560 _t-- 2. The expansion of military enterprise, 1560-1620 _t-- 3. Diversity and adaptation: military enterprise during the Thirty Years War _t-- Part II. Operations and Structures _t-- 4. The military contractor at war _t-- 5. The business of war _t-- 6. Continuity, transformation and rhetoric in European warfare after 1650 _t-- Conclusion.
520			_a"This is a major new approach to the military revolution and the relationship between warfare and the power of the state in early modern Europe. Whereas previous accounts have emphasised the growth of state-run armies during this period, David Parrott argues instead that the delegation of military responsibility to sophisticated and extensive networks of private enterprise reached unprecedented levels. This included not only the hiring of troops but their equipping, the supply of food and munitions, and the financing of their operations. The book reveals the extraordinary prevalence and capability of private networks of commanders, suppliers, merchants and financiers who managed the conduct of war on land and at sea, challenging the traditional assumption that reliance on mercenaries and the private sector results in corrupt and inefficient military force. In so doing, the book provides essential historical context to contemporary debates about the role of the private sector in warfare"--
650		0	_aMercenary troops _zEurope _xHistory.
650		0	_aWar _xEconomic aspects _zEurope _xHistory.
651		0	_aEurope _xHistory, Military _y1492-1648 _xEconomic aspects.
651		0	_aEurope _xCommerce _xHistory.
710	2		_972911 _aCambridge University Press.
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