Europe in Flames - The Crisis of the Thirty Years War (Hardcover)

'War,' wrote Cardinal Richelieu, 'is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men'. Yet the prelate's mournful observation scarcely begins to encapsulate the full complexity and unspeakable horror of the greatest man-made calamity to befall Europe before the twentieth century. Claiming far more lives proportionately than either the First or Second World Wars, it was a contest involving all the major powers of Europe, in which vast mercenary armies extracted an incalculable toll upon helpless civilian populations as their commanders and the men who equipped them frequently grew rich on the profits. Swedish troops alone are said to have destroyed some 2,000 German castles, 18,000 villages and 1,500 towns, while other vast armies in the pay of Spain, France, the Holy Roman Emperor and a host of pettier princelings brought death to as many as 8 million souls. Rarely has such a perplexing tale been more in need of a new account that is both compelling and informed, and no less comprehensible than comprehensive.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	John Matusiak
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-8551-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-8551-8
Barcode:	9780750985512

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