The first edition of <em>The Thirty Years' War</em> offered an unrivalled survey of a central period in European history. Drawing on a huge body of source material from different languages and countries throughout Europe, it provided a clear and comprehensive narrative and analytical account of the
The Thirty Years' War
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- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 422
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Category
- Library
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Parker, Geoffrey. The Thirty Years' War. Revised edition. New York, Barnes & Noble Books, 1987. 16 cm x 24 cm. XLIII, 340 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following essays: Europe between war and peace 1607-1618, The Habsburgs and Europe, Germany before the war, The war for Bohemia, The Habsburgs victorious, Spain and the war, Total war - on the edge of the abyss, and Countdown to peace - the Swedish dilemma.
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