The Last Argument of Kings

At the beginning of the 18th century, a new era for warfare began. The spread of muskets transformed existing armies. Mercenaries became professional armies fighting for the glory of their king or prince. The first parliaments were established and then dissolved again by the nobility. With the help of the last arguments of kings, their armies!
The book deals with the most important wars of that time:

• War of Spanish Succession (1704)
• The Great Northern War (1708)
• The Austro-Turkish War (1716)
• The War of the Austrian Succession (1745)
• The Jacobite Risings (1745)
• The Seven Years' War (1762) and Colonial Wars.

The book is in English.