The Last Argument of Kings

At the beginning of the 18th century, warfare entered a new era. The proliferation of muskets transformed the existing army. Mercenaries became professional armies who fought for the glory of their kings or princes. The first parliaments were founded and dissolved again by the nobility. With the help of the last arguments of the kings, their armies! The book deals with the most important wars of the notorious time:

• Spanish Achievements War (1704)
• The Great Northern War (1708)
• The Turkish - Austrian War (1716)
• The War of Austrian Succession (1745)
• The Jacobin Risings (1745)
• The Seven Years' War (1762) and Colonial Wars.