Table of Contents

List of maps. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Prologue: International and Internal Conflict 1500-1661. 2. Louis XIV Gloire and Strategy. 3. The Army, the Navy and the Art of War. 4. Wars of Glorie: The War of Devolution and the Dutch War. 5. Violence and State Policy: Reunions, Mediterranean Expeditions and Internal Struggles. 6. The Great Miscalculation: The Nine Year's War. 7. The Final Contest: The War of the Spanish Succession. 8. The Wars of Louis XIV in the Context of the History of War. Chronology. Bibliographical Essay.

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John A. Lynn

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