John B. Wolf (1907–1996)
Author of Louis XIV
About the Author
Works by John B. Wolf
Associated Works
The fall of France, 1940: Causes and responsibilities (Problems in European civilization) (1965) — Contributor, some editions — 13 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Wolf, John Baptiste
- Birthdate
- 1907-07-16
- Date of death
- 1996-04-27
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Colorado (BA)
University of Colorado (MA)
University of Minnesota (PhD) - Occupations
- Professor of History, University of Missouri (1934-1943)
Professor of History, University of Minnesota (1943-1966)
Professor of History, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle (1966-1974) - Awards and honors
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1959-1960)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1967-1968)
Chevalier des Palmes Academiques (1979) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Ouray, Colorado, USA
- Place of death
- Syracuse, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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An outstanding introduction to European military conflicts in the 17th century.. Modern readers may be a bit put off by a lack of footnotes and references, but this 55 year old book deserves a place on any historians shelf.
I believe this work is respected by scholars in the field, but personally I found it undulty sympathetic to Louis. Wolf argues that
in effect nobody ever told Louis aggressive war was wrong, but in fact several people, e.g. Fenelon, did tell him.
in effect nobody ever told Louis aggressive war was wrong, but in fact several people, e.g. Fenelon, did tell him.
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- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 24