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  • ISBN:
    1590171462
  • ISBN-13:
    9781590171462
  • PUB. DATE:
    June 2005
  • PUBLISHER:
    New York Review Books
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The Thirty Years War (New York Review Books Classics Series) by C.V. Wedgwood, Anthony Grafton (Foreword by)

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Excellent narrative, hard to put downby Anonymous

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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.

Excellent!by Anonymous

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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.

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The Thirty Years War (New York Review Books Classics Series)

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  • Pub. Date: June 2005
  • Publisher: New York Review Books
  • Sales Rank: 229,206

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Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg--as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. After angry Protestants tossed three representatives of the Holy Roman Empire out the window of the royal castle in Prague, world war spread from Bohemia with relentless abandon, drawing powers from Spain to Sweden into a nightmarish world of famine, disease, and seemingly unstoppable destruction.