{"product_id":"henry-lloyd-and-the-military-patrick-j-speelman-9780313321603","title":"Henry Lloyd and the Military Enlightenment of Eighteenth- Century Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntellectual 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 \u003ci\u003ephilosophe\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLloyd 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick J. Speelman,Unknown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313321604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313321603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.16w x 0.92d","brand":"Patrick J. Speelman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579581382911,"sku":"9780313321603","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69bf1de3-5ee4-42a8-a0ed-1ad83c06f944.jpg?v=1763875190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/henry-lloyd-and-the-military-patrick-j-speelman-9780313321603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}