War, Revolution, and the Bureaucratic State

`Brown's description of the evolving army burearcracy is never boring ... Brown skilfully and painstakingly charts the play of forces that shaped the ministerial bureaucracy ... War, Revolution, and the Bureaucratic State is proof that a study of politicians and bureaucrats can still make for excellent military history.' MS, Canadian Military History `..ward G. Brown ... has written the definitive study of army control and administration from December 1791 until the political crisis of 18 Brumaire VIII (8 November 1799). This monograph is thoroughly grounded in secondary sources and archival materials.' Linda Frey, University of Montana, History, Spring 1996 `This substantial study in the Oxford Historical Monographs series sets out to trace the interaction between changing bureaucratic and administrative regimes and the politics of the French Revolution.' David Andress, University of Portsmouth, French History, Vol. 10. No. 3 '96 `Brown ... provides a fresh examination and in the process questions Church's conclusions ... A short review cannot do justice to Brown's sophisticated handling of modernization theory, his meticulous archival rsearch, or his command of detail. Highly recommended for graduate students and faculty.' D.C. Baxter, Ohio University, Choice, March 1996 Vol. 33, No.7