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Eyewitness Accounts of the Thirty Years War 1618-48
Geoff Mortimer
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Description for Eyewitness Accounts of the Thirty Years War 1618-48
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The Thirty Years War - the first great pan-European war, and until the twentieth century the most terrible - ravaged Germany, but myth, propaganda and historical controversy have obscured its true nature. Another perspective is provided by the private diaries, memoirs and chronicles of soldiers and citizens who recorded their own experiences. War at the individual level is discussed and described using these sources, which are extensively quoted in their own words.
The Thirty Years War - the first great pan-European war, and until the twentieth century the most terrible - ravaged Germany, but myth, propaganda and historical controversy have obscured its true nature. Another perspective is provided by the private diaries, memoirs and chronicles of soldiers and citizens who recorded their own experiences. War at the individual level is discussed and described using these sources, which are extensively quoted in their own words.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403939029
SKU
V9781403939029
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Ref
99-15
About Geoff Mortimer
GEOFF MORTIMER is Lecturer in German at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He gained a doctorate from Oxford University for his work on the Thirty Years War.
Reviews for Eyewitness Accounts of the Thirty Years War 1618-48
'To sum up, the book is brimming with good ideas and information. In its class, it will not be superseded for years.' - Dr Peter Edwards, University of Surrey 'The writing is crisp and well organized...' - R.E. Schreiber, Choice