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A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower 1611–1721
Henrik O. Lunde
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Description for A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower 1611–1721
Hardback. A Warrior Dynasty spans the period from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries. It deals with northern and Eastern Europe, overlooked by military writers in favor of areas viewed as having greater importance for military history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
There has been a recent trend in history to interpret the rise and fall of great powers in terms of economics, or demographics, or geography. This is not always true, as this book proves, because sometimes pure military skill can propel a nation to prominence, if it is simply able to crush all its opponents on a battlefield. No better example arises than that of Sweden beginning in the 17th century, which held supremacy over northern Europe for 100 years without any technological, geographic or demographic advantages at all.
This fascinating book describes how the Swedes first arrived in ... Read more
There has been a recent trend in history to interpret the rise and fall of great powers in terms of economics, or demographics, or geography. This is not always true, as this book proves, because sometimes pure military skill can propel a nation to prominence, if it is simply able to crush all its opponents on a battlefield. No better example arises than that of Sweden beginning in the 17th century, which held supremacy over northern Europe for 100 years without any technological, geographic or demographic advantages at all.
This fascinating book describes how the Swedes first arrived in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612002422
SKU
V9781612002422
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Ref
99-48
About Henrik O. Lunde
Colonel Henrik O. Lunde served three tours in Vietnam in the U.S. Army. After a prestigious career in the military, Lunde has written a number of books, including four military history books and numerous articles on military history.
Reviews for A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower 1611–1721
The idea that Sweden has played a key role in shaping European history at first seems unlikely. But by telling that history from an entirely Swedish perspective, Lunde demonstrates how his country both broke the Holy Roman Empire, and then woke Russia from sleeping-giant status. An intriguing read: file under "surprisingly insightful".
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