Civilians and Military Supply in Early Modern Finland

Petri Talvitie, "Civilians and Military Supply in Early Modern Finland"
English | ISBN: 9523690388 | 2021 | 314 pages | PDF | 8 MB
During the early modern centuries, gunpowder and artillery revolutionized warfare, and armies grew rapidly. To sustain their new military machines, the European rulers turned increasingly to their civilian subjects, making all levels of civil society serve the needs of the military.