TY - BOOK AU - Duffy,Christopher TI - The military experience in the age of reason SN - 0710210248 AV - U39 .D81 PY - 1987/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge & Kegan Paul KW - Military art and science KW - Europe KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Enlightenment KW - Military history, Modern KW - Military Science KW - history KW - Enlightenment (18th-century western movement) KW - aat KW - fast KW - nli KW - Soldiers KW - Army life, 1700-1800 KW - Military histories KW - rbgenr N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: page; pt. I : The armies of the Enlightenment. Military Europe -- The officer class -- The private soldier -- Generals and armies -- pt. II : War. The campaign -- The battle -- On the wilder fringes -- The march of the siege -- pt. III : The military experience in context and perspective. Land war and the experience of civilian society -- The death of a memory -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix : Principal wars and campaigns ER -