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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.
This book examines the conceptual underpinnings of authentic
leadership to discover why so little attention has been paid to
gender. The author explores the failure to interrogate the
complexities surrounding the concept of authenticity, especially as
it relates to the diversity of lived experience.
Called to action on 2 April 1982, the men of 45 Commando Royal
Marines assembled from around the world to sail 8,000 miles to
recover the Falkland Islands from Argentine invasion. Lacking
helicopters and short of food, they 'yomped' in appalling weather
carrying overloaded rucksacks, across the roughest terrain. Yet for
a month in mid-winter, they remained a cohesive fighting-fit body
of men. They then fought and won the highly successful and fierce
night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000 foot high mountain which was
the key to the defensive positions around Stanley. This is a first
hand story of that epic feat, but it is much more than that. The
first to be written by a company commander in the Falklands War,
the book gives a compelling, vivid description of the 'yomp' and
infantry fighting, and it also offers penetrating insights into the
realities of war at higher levels. It is a unique combination of
descriptive writing about frontline fighting and wider reflections
on the Falklands War, and conflict in general. Gritty and moving;
sophisticated, reflective and funny, this book offers an abundance
of timeless truths about war.Postscript: 'Yomping' was the word
used by the Commandos for carrying heavy loads on long marches. It
caught the public's imagination during this short but bitter
campaign and epitomised the grim determination and professionalism
of our troops."One of the finest accounts by a front line officer
ever written."~ Professor Eric Grove. Via The Phoenix Think Tank
article The Falklands - Lessons Learned
This book examines the conceptual underpinnings of authentic
leadership to discover why so little attention has been paid to
gender. The author explores the failure to interrogate the
complexities surrounding the concept of authenticity, especially as
it relates to the diversity of lived experience.
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England (Paperback)
Samuel R Gardiner, Augustus Hunt Shearer
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R958
Discovery Miles 9 580
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++++ Letters And Other Documents Illustrating The Relations Between
England And Germany At The Commencement Of The Thirty Years War,
Volume 1; Letters And Other Documents Illustrating The Relations
Between England And Germany At The Commencement Of The Thirty Years
War; Samuel R. Gardiner Samuel R. Gardiner, Camden Society Johnson
Repr., 1865
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.
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
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Libraryocm24728689Cover title. "Read before the New York State
Stenographers' Association, Aug. 27, 1896.Providence R.I.: T.S.
Hammond, 1896?]. 15 p.; 22 cm.
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