James Wheeler for Alan Sutton This also starts with a discussion of the Military Revolution though in less forensic a style than Phillips. The major theme is the move from the army and Navy of Elizabeth to that of Anne. As such it passes through two areas of non-"military" interest: constitutional law and tax law. Wheeler demonstrates the true weight of tax required to fund English forces, especially our very powerful navy. The efforts of the Stuarts, of their Parliamentary enemies, and then of the Restoration show the response to armed force by the fiscal powers of the kingdom. The Customs, excise and assessment systems are clearly explained. What is perhaps less obvious is the improvement in GDP that underpins the payment of such taxes, but Wheeler has done enough in covering the harvest without considering the soil. A little too dry for many perhaps? More Old Duffer's Book Corner (book reviews) Exercise of Arms: Warfare in the Netherlands 1568-1648 The Anglo-Scots Wars 1513-1550 Seapower and Naval Warfare 1650-1830 The Making of A World Power The Punic Wars The Roman Army At War 100BC – AD200 The Collapse and Recovery of the Roman Empire The Victory of Seapower: Winning the Napoleonic War 1806-1814 Vittoria 1813 The Battle of Koniggratz 1866 and The History of K.u.K Infantry Regiment Graf Khevenhuller-Metsch Nr 35 Patton The Navy At War 1939-1945 Medieval Warfare From Louis XIV to Napoleon: The Fall of A Great Power The Army of Francis Joseph Back to Perfidious Albion #100 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com