Makers of modern strategy
by Peter Paret, Gordon Alexander Craig, Felix Gilbert
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…the backbone of the army, so small states could no longer field or effectively defend against larger states, leading to increased centralization of authority, well before the creation of nation-states. "Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age" covers this transition pretty extensively.
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