A concise history of a cataclysmic European conflict in the 17th
century
The Thirty Years' War was fought between 1618-1648 and is widely
recognised as being one of the most destructive wars ever fought.
More people lost their lives in this conflict, as a percentage of
the total population at the time, than in the conflicts of the
twentieth century. Fought principally in central Europe-and mostly
over terrain now in modern day Germany-the war involved more than
fifteen nation states. Forces were divided broadly on religious
grounds, between Protestants and their allies and the Catholics of
the Holy Roman Empire and Spain but also with elements of the
Ottoman Turkish Empire. Self evidently this was a long, bloody
conflict the causes of which were many and complex. Dynasties were
born in its tumult, great men were brought to the fore and some,
like Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, would perish before its
conclusion. The campaigns and battles of the Thirty Years' War have
inspired historians across the centuries to the present day to
write about them and many highly regarded works concerning the war
have been published. This concise book takes a different approach;
it sets out to give an understanding of the events and
personalities involved and is an ideal overview for both
specialists and those new to the subject.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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