Vauban And The French Military Under Louis Xiv

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786456987

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Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

A man of inventiveness, versatility and reformist ideas, Marshal Sebastien Le Preste de Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers. More than just a fortification designer, Vauban was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. This book tells the complete story of Vauban's exceptional career, placing him within the framework of Louis XIV's reign and revealing his lasting influences in France and other nations. With the aid of numerous detailed drawings, 17th century bastioned fortification, artillery, and seige warfare are described in detail. Vauban's fortifications that are still standing today are particularly highlighted.

Author : F. J. Hebbert,George A. Rothrock
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015029111203

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Soldier of France by F. J. Hebbert,George A. Rothrock Pdf

A biography of the greatest of France's pre-Revolutionary military engineers and builders, this book attempts to evoke both the man and the significance of his work. It also surveys the broad scope of his formidable intellect in connection with social, political and demographic matters. Stressing his basic honesty, humanity and courage this book portrays Vauban as a significant and influential servitor of the Sun King, Louis XIV, both within and beyond his professional obligations as royal engineer.

Author : John A. Lynn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317899518

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The Wars of Louis XIV 1667-1714 by John A. Lynn Pdf

Warfare dominated the long reign of the `Sun-king', Louis XIV. For forty years from 1672, France was continuously at war and had one of the largest armies seen in the West since the fall of imperial Rome. The campaigns secured little territory, but almost bankrupted the country and the consequences for the French monarchy were dramatic - contributing to its eventual downfall. John Lynn examines the wars for evidence of a coherent strategic policy; he explores the operational logistics of the campaigns; and considers their significance for France's diplomatic, political, mililtary, administrative and institutional This is the first modern, comprehensive study in any language, and offers a vivid insight into 17th and 18th century statesmanship and warfare - reaching a climax with the defeat of France by Marlborough at Blenheim.

Author : Jānis Langins
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262122588

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Conserving the Enlightenment by Jānis Langins Pdf

A study of French military engineers at a crucial point in the evolution of modern engineering.

Author : Guy Rowlands
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521641241

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The Dynastic State and the Army Under Louis XIV by Guy Rowlands Pdf

The 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed a massive increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men and the War Ministry. However, this is the first book to treat the French army under Louis XIV as a living political, social and economic organism, an institution which reflected the dynastic interests and personal concerns of the king and his privileged subjects. The book explains the development of the army between the end of Cardinal Mazarin's ministry and the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, emphasising the awareness of Louis XIV and his ministers of the need to pay careful attention to the condition of the king's officers, and to take account of their military, political, social and cultural aspirations.

Author : James Falkner
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783031337

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Marshal Vauban by James Falkner Pdf

“[A] vivid and well written account of the life of the man who built some of the most magnificent military structures known to man.”—Clayton Donnell, “Fortress Archaeologist” Sebastien Le Prestre, Marshal Vauban, was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly sophisticated fortress designs, his advanced theories for the defense and attack of fortified places, and his prolific work as a writer and radical thinker on military and social affairs, mark him out as one of the most influential military minds of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Yet no recent study of this extraordinary man has been published in English. James Falkner, in this perceptive and lively new account of Vauban’s life and work, follows his career as a soldier from a dashing and brave young cavalry officer to his emergence as a masterful military engineer. And he shows that Vauban was much more than simply a superlative builder of fortresses, for as a leading military commander serving Louis XIV, he perfected a method for attacking fortifications in the most effective way, which became standard practice until the present day. Falkner’s new study will add significantly to the understanding of Vauban’s achievements and the impact his work has had on the history of warfare. “A very enjoyable read for those looking for a good, basic account of Vauban’s career and his role in the wars of Louis XIV and of fortification more generally. Its usefulness is enhanced by various maps and reproductions of portraits of key characters and of contemporary plans of fortresses.”—War in History

Author : James Falkner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fortification
ISBN : 1844159272

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Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France by James Falkner Pdf

Sebastien Le Prestre, Marshal Vauban, was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly sophisticated fortress designs, his advanced theories for the defense and attack of fortified places, and his prolific work as a writer and radical thinker on military and social affairs mark him out as one of the most influential military minds of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Yet no recent study of this extraordinary man has been published in English. James Falkner, in this perceptive and lively new account of Vauban's life and work, follows his career as a soldier from a dashing and brave young cavalry officer to his emergence as a masterful military engineer. And he shows that Vauban was much more than simply a superlative builder of fortresses, for as a leading military commander serving Louis XIV, he perfected a method for attacking fortifications in the most effective way, which became standard practice until the present day. James Falkner's new study will add significantly to the understanding of Vauban's achievements and the impact his work has had on the history of warfare.

Author : Paddy Griffith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800237

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The Vauban Fortifications of France by Paddy Griffith Pdf

Vauban was the foremost military engineer of France, not only during his lifetime, but also throughout the 18th century when his legacy and methods remained in place almost unchanged. Indeed, his expertise and experience in the construction, defence, and attack of fortresses is unrivalled by any of his contemporaries, of any nationality. In all three of those fields he was a significant innovator and prolific exponent, having planned approximately 160 major defensive projects and directed over 50 sieges. This book provides not only a modern listing of his varied interventions and their fates, but also a wide-ranging discussion of just how and why they pushed forward the international boundaries of the arts of fortification.

Author : John Albert Lynn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : France
ISBN : IND:30000067270649

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The Wars of Louis XIV, 1664-1714 by John Albert Lynn Pdf

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786458073

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French Fortifications, 1715-1815 by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

This book describes and illustrates French fortifications from 1715 (the death of Louis XIV) to 1815 (the fall of Napoleon), focusing particularly on the Napoleonic era. After an historical background, it covers the heritage of the Ancien Regime with the important contributions of Vauban (the bastioned defense), Gribeauval's reforms in artillery, and Montalembert's innovations. Chapters explore the style of Napoleonic fortifications, siege warfare, artillery and engineering corps, as well as the Napoleonic achievements in France, Italy, German and the Netherlands, including projects that were planned but never completed.

Author : Daniel Halévy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105048805068

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Vauban, Builder of Fortresses by Daniel Halévy Pdf

Author : Christopher Duffy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317408581

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The Fortress in the Age of Vauban and Frederick the Great 1660-1789 by Christopher Duffy Pdf

The later seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have been acclaimed as the classic period of artillery fortification. This was an era when fortresses and fortress systems shaped the calculations of strategists and statesmen, and often dictated the course of campaigns. The age was one of almost constant conflict and this book, originally published in 1985, explores the influence of the fortress in the dynastic wars of Bourbon, Habsburg and Hohenzollern, the contest for influence in the Baltic, the last crusades of the West against the Turks, and in the peculiar conditions of colonial campaigning and the War of the American Independence.

Author : Paddy Griffith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849080415

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The Vauban Fortifications of France by Paddy Griffith Pdf

Vauban was the foremost military engineer of France, not only during his lifetime, but also throughout the 18th century when his legacy and methods remained in place almost unchanged. Indeed, his expertise and experience in the construction, defence, and attack of fortresses is unrivalled by any of his contemporaries, of any nationality. In all three of those fields he was a significant innovator and prolific exponent, having planned approximately 160 major defensive projects and directed over 50 sieges. This book provides not only a modern listing of his varied interventions and their fates, but also a wide-ranging discussion of just how and why they pushed forward the international boundaries of the arts of fortification.

Author : Jamel Ostwald
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004154896

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Vauban Under Siege by Jamel Ostwald Pdf

"Vauban under Siege" is the first systematic comparison of the theory of Vaubanian siegecraft with its reality, contrasting military engineering's pursuit of the efficient siege with generals' contradictory search for rapid conquest, purchased at the cost of additional lives.

Author : Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Fortification
ISBN : UOM:39015026120363

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Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban, 1633-1707 by Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield Pdf