Richelieu's Army : War, Government and Society in France, 1624-1642 (Hardcover)

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.