Bayonets and Scimitars: Arms, Armies and Mercenaries 1700-1789

A look at the tumult and transformations in warfare during the eighteenth century—and the world-changing events that resulted.

The eighteenth century in Europe was a period of significant economic, political, and technological upheaval—which led to the American and French revolutions, and ultimately paved the way for Europe's domination of much of the world during the nineteenth century. The wars and political maneuvering of Frederick the Great and Catherine the Great transformed Prussia ...