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Names: Rogger, Philippe, editor. | Holenstein, André, editor. | Businger, Noah, editor. | Kleis, Daniel, editor.
Title: Officers, entrepreneurs, career migrants, and diplomats : military entrepreneurs in the early modern world / edited by Philippe Rogger, André Holenstein, in collaboration with Noah Businger, Daniel Kleis.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024] | Series: History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; volume 145 | Includes index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2024023195 (print) | LCCN 2024023196 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004515659 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004700857 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: War–Economic aspects–History–17th century. | War--Economic aspects–History–18th century. | War finance–History–17th century. | War finance–History–18th century.
Classification: LCC HB195.O36 2024 (print) | LCC HB195 (ebook) | DDC 303.6/6–dc23/eng/20240617
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024023195
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024023196
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ISSN 1385-7827
ISBN 978-90-04-51565-9 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-70085-7 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004700857
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