Prince Eugene of Savoy: A Genius for War Against Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire by James Falkner, and: Charles XII's Karoliners, Vol.1: Swedish Infantry and Artillery of the Great Northern War 1700–1721 by Sergey Shamenkov (review).

This article reviews two recent works focused on military history around the turn of the eighteenth century, highlighting their differing approaches and subjects. James Falkner's biography of Prince Eugene of Savoy offers a detailed, narrative-driven military history emphasizing Eugene's campaigns against Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire, suitable for readers with some prior knowledge of the era's wars. In contrast, Sergey Shamenkov's study of Charles XII's Karoliners provides an extensively illustrated, descriptive account of Swedish infantry and artillery uniforms, weapons, and accoutrements during the Great Northern War, primarily aimed at re-enactors and war gamers rather than historians seeking broader contextual analysis. Together, these books illuminate the geographic and thematic diversity of early eighteenth-century European warfare, combining traditional military biography with material culture and uniform studies.