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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 Europe has experienced,
as great areas were laid waste by warfare and by foraging armies.
It was a religious war between Catholics and Protestants, but
inevitably the political interests of those embroiled within it
played no small part. The French Bourbons, the Hapsburgs and the
emergent Swedish empire clashed in a series of bloody conflicts in
the heart of the continent which are detailed and analysed within
this book. As the century drew to a close a new conflict impacted
upon the region. The War of the Spanish Succession drew new
protagonists onto the battlefield. Perhaps most notable among them
was one of Britain's most famous soldiers-John Churchill, Duke of
Marlborough. His campaign and victory at Blenheim-an example of
military genius-concludes this fascinating book.
A history and analysis of the most devastating tactic
Most students of military history will be familiar with the works
of George Bruce Malleson; he was a prodigious author on the subject
and his scholarship has always been regarded as of the highest
standard. This excellent book will be of much interest to those
concerned with the practice of military craft. It examines
critically and in detail that most desired of circumstances, which
is when a battle is won, where the victorious outcome is all but
certain instead of fought, where the potential for defeat is always
possible. The unseen attack to the flank, the ambuscade and the
sudden appearance of the enemy whose presence was unknown is not
new to warfare. Indeed its principle is universal, since it is the
method employed by every carnivorous creature that runs, flies or
swims, in order to secure its meal and avoid injury in the process.
Malleson provides eight examples of the tactic employed at its most
devastating. We learn among others, of the defeat of the Roman
legions in the Teutoburg Forest, the destruction of Roland, knight
of Charlemagne in the high passes of the Pyrenees and of Braddock
and his column slaughtered in the dense forests of America during
the French and Indian War. What makes this work particularly
interesting is Malleson's decision to include two pieces, from the
Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, where against the odds the
surprised force under inspired leadership has managed, in measure,
to prevail. This excellent examination of ambushes and surprises
considers examples spanning two thousand years of warfare and will
be fascinating to everyone interested in the field of battle at its
most extreme.
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.
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 Europe has experienced,
as great areas were laid waste by warfare and by foraging armies.
It was a religious war between Catholics and Protestants, but
inevitably the political interests of those embroiled within it
played no small part. The French Bourbons, the Hapsburgs and the
emergent Swedish empire clashed in a series of bloody conflicts in
the heart of the continent which are detailed and analysed within
this book. As the century drew to a close a new conflict impacted
upon the region. The War of the Spanish Succession drew new
protagonists onto the battlefield. Perhaps most notable among them
was one of Britain's most famous soldiers-John Churchill, Duke of
Marlborough. His campaign and victory at Blenheim-an example of
military genius-concludes this fascinating book
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