Giant of the Grand Siècle by John A. Lynn

Allaire, The French Review, '.a masterful work which will serve as a landmark for future military historians.' Paul Sonino, H-France Review of Books, 'A valuable work for anyone interested in the Age of Louis XIV or the French Army going into the eighteenth century.' A.A. Cox, Choice, 'John Lynn's Giant of the gRand Siecle is a giant of a book, not only in length but also in substance.' Paul Sonnino, H-Net Reviews, 'This book is a comprehensive study of the French army during the seventeenth century and its place in the history of state-building.Lynn offers carefully nuanced revisions of many standard views concerning the military origins of absolutism, the nature of the military revolution, and the alleged modernity of Louis XIV's army.this book.admirably achieves its goal of forcing us to confront directly the massive significance of the army.' William Beik, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, '.this is a fine, thick book with clear organization and exhaustive use of the manuscript and printed sources that will allow historians to refer to it with confidence for many years.' The Historian, 'John Lynn has undoubtedly made a substantial contribution to the growing literature which has revised the history of seventeenth-century France.' Times Literary Supplement, '.a useful reference tool for those of us in French language and literature.' Joseph L. Indispensable for all modern European collections.' G.P.

'.this work is encyclopedic, unfailingly interesting, and beautifully researched and written.

Giant of the Grand Siècle by John A. Lynn