The Thirty Years' War. a Brief History, 1618-1648, Hardback - Samuel R Gardiner

Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Samuel R GardinerNumber of pages: 184Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 147 x 223 x 22Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

The Thirty Years War - the first great pan-European war, and until the twentieth century the most terrible - ravaged Germany, but myth, propaganda ...

DescriptionThis book is about the section of the Thirty-Year War, relating primarily to the struggle between the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, and Fra...

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The battlefield of 17th Century Europe On land, the Thirty Years War was fought primarily in Germany. It was one of the most destructive conflicts ...

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