books.google.com - Dominated by the ambitions of France's King Louis XIV, Europe in the years 1650-1715 witnessed a series of wars from which emerged many of the theories, practices, and technologies that characterize modern warfare. During this period, European armies evolved modern ideas of army organization and military...http://books.google.com/books/about/Wars_of_the_Age_of_Louis_Xiv_1650_1715.html?id=Nn_61ts-hQwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareWars of the Age of Louis Xiv, 1650-1715
