Patrick J. Speelman, Unknown

Henry Lloyd and the Military Enlightenment of Eighteenth- Century Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

Intellectual historians generally view the Enlightenment as a pacifist or anti-war movement. Military historians typically consider 18th century military thinkers as backward-looking and inept. Speelman challenges the views of both groups through a consideration of the writings of Henry Lloyd, a soldier and Welsh philosophe who combined enlightened thought and military experience to distill a distinct theory of war. Based on previously unused or underutilized primary materials, this is the first biography of this key enlightenment thinker who advanced the general understanding of war as it existed in his day. Lloyd wrote a multivolume history of the Seven Years' War from which he derived the Principles of War; a treatise on economics that prefigured the liberal theories of Adam Smith; a rhapsody on the invasion and defense of Great Britain; and finally an anonymous critique of the English constitution that he used to demand political and electoral reform. Overall, he argued for the reform of military institutions and practices through breaking from custom and traditional norms. In his works, Lloyd examined warfare within the larger context of secular philosophy and human society; and, thus, he personified the link between the military society and the Enlightenment that historians often ignore or discount.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9780313321603
• ISBN-10: 0313321604
• Artikelnr.: 21536349

Autorenporträt

Patrick Speelman

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Dennis Showalter Preface Introduction: An 18th Century Odyssey
Genesis of Genius The School of War Toward a Theory of Principles Henry
Lloyd's Enlightenment Servant of Mars Philosopher of War Conclusion: The
Death of General Lloyd Appendix A: Lloyd's Principles of War Appendix B:
Publishing History of Lloyd's Works Select Bibliography Index