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The Thirty Years´ War 1618–1648

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Description for The Thirty Years´ War 1618–1648 Paperback. A study of the Thirty Years' War, a conflict of key importance in the history of the development of warfare. It offers a behind-the-scenes view of the men who really made the decisions in the fighting - Olivares, Mazarin and Cardinal Richelieu - and discusses the long-term effects of the war. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour & 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
More than three and a half centuries have passed since the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War (1618-48); but this most devastating of wars in the early modern period continues to capture the imagination of readers: this book reveals why. It was one of the first wars where contemporaries stressed the importance of atrocities, the horrors of the fighting and also the sufferings of the civilian population. The Thirty Years' War remains a conflict of key importance in the history of the development of warfare and the 'military revolution'. It marked a turning point in the extent to ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Series
Essential Histories
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841763781
SKU
9781841763781
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About Richard Bonney
The Revd Professor Richard Bonney is Professor of Modern History and Head of the Department of History at the University of Leicester. His books include 'The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660' (Oxford, OUP, 1991); (ed. and contributor), 'Economic Systems and State Finance' (OUP/ESF, 1995); 'The Limits of Absolutism in ancien regime France' (Variorum, 1995); (editor and contributor), 'The Rise of the ... Read more

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