The Thirty Years War (New York Review Books Classics Series) by C. V. Wedgwood, Anthony Grafton (Foreword by), Paul Kennedy (Introduction)

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Wedgwood's classic narrative (first published in 1938) traces the battles, famines, atrocities and hard-won triumphs as the conflict over whether Europe would be Catholic or Protestant raged from 1618 to 1648, running over a sizable number of people, some of whom eventually wound up ducking and running for the New World. She traces the motivations and involvement of rising and falling kings, the nascent but already powerful burgher class, and the pitiable and often-confused common folk, all of whom became involved in pitched battles that ranged from Italy to Sweden and reflected a new type of comprehensive and modern war. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Customer Rating for this product is 4 out of 5 Excellent narrative, hard to put down
mlriley, A reviewer, 09/28/2005

Short and carefully written narrative of the entire war. The author has a gift for orderly and lively writing. The opinionated character sketches of the major historical figures are very helpful in understanding what is happening over the long course of the war.

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A reviewer, an Army officer, BA in History, 06/13/2005

Wedgwood conveys the events of the 30 Years War down to smallest detail, even including the personality traits of some of the major players in the war. Her prose is absolutely oustanding, in the spirit of Trevelyan. The book covers history, diplomacy, military tactics, geography, and religion; an all around joy to read.