ISBN10: 0313310416, ISBN13: 9780313310416, [publisher: Greenwood Press] Hardcover Greenwood Press Historical Books (Greenwood Press) War for the Every Day - Generals, Knowledge, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe, 1680-1740 (EX)Manufacturer: Greenwood PressProduct Line: Historical Books (Greenwood Press)Type: HardcoverAuthor: Erik LundPage Count: 265Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is EX. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:A study of operational warfare in the Habsburg old regime, 1683-1740, which recreates everyday warfare and the lives of the generals conducting it, this book goes beyond the battlefield to examine the practical skills of war needed in an agricultural landscape of pastures, woods, and water. Although sieges, forages, marches, and raids are universally considered crucial aspects of old regime warfare, no study of operational or maneuver warfare in this period has ever been published. Early modern warfare had an operational component which required that soldiers possess or learn many skills grounded in the agricultural economy, and this requirement led to an economy of knowledge in which the civil and military sectors exchanged skilled labor. Many features of scientific warfare thought to be initiated ...