The Business of War in the Early Modern Baltic Sea Region, 1530–1765
Publisher:Helsinki University Press
Table of contents
Introduction: The Business of War in History and Historiography
Social Capital v The Fiscal-Military State: The Logistics and Supply of the Covenanting Army, 1633–1641
‘Cannons have made him very rich’: Louis De Geer’s Role and His Network in International Arms Trade in the Baltic and North Sea Region in the Early 17th Century
Private Enterprise and Commercial-Diplomatic Exchange: British Arms Supply and Sweden, 1654–1660
Global Commodity Chains and Military Supplies during the Russo-Swedish War, 1741–1743
Intelligence, Security, and the Military Market in Sweden, 1538–1547
The King’s Scots: The Swedish Crown’s Attempts to Utilise and Control William Cahun’s Cavalry Squadron in the Northern Seven Years’ War
An Officer and a Businessman: Jacob De la Gardie as Military Entrepreneur during the Ingrian War, 1609–1617
Military Entrepreneurship and Migration: Swedish Mercenaries in Venetian Service
Financing the War in Livonia, 1617–1626
Financial Contributions and Brandskatt from the Period of the Polish-Swedish War, 1655–1660
The Financial Infrastructure of Warfare: Merchant Bankers, Bills of Exchange, and the Exchange Bank in 18th-Century Sweden
Swedish Logistics and Finance in the Seven Years’ War, 1757–1762
Epilogue: The Study of the Baltic Business of War, Now and in the Future
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PDF ISBN: 978-952-369-149-0 | E-Pub ISBN: 978-952-369-150-6 | Hardback ISBN: 978-952-369-148-3 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/HUP-37
Publisher: Helsinki University Press
Publication date: 2026
Language: English
Pages: 390
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