Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Author : L. Brockett
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 2022-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 336814152X
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Author : William P. Guthrie
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,56 MB
Release : 2001-10-30
Category : History
ISBN :
This is the first complete detailed study of the military aspects of the first half of this important conflict (1618-1635). Each chapter deals with a particular battle, but Guthrie also examines wider questions of strategy, leadership, armaments, organization, logistics, and war finances. The main emphasis is on the unique character and aspects of the Thirty Years War, with attention to the evolution of warfare and weapons, the impact of this evolution on actual operations, and the replacement of the previously dominant tercio style of warfare by the nascent linear system. The Thirty Years War is considered within its own context, rather than merely as a poor relation to the linear or Napoleonic periods. The campaigns covered in this volume include the defeat of the Bohemian and German Protestants (1618-1623), the Danish War (1625-1629), the victories of the Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus (1630-1632), and the final defeat of the Swedes at Nordlingen in 1634. Guthrie also pays particular notice to the important battle of Breitenfeld. With the inclusion of many secondary theaters and minor actions, the whole of this work constitutes a complete military history of the German War.
Author : L. P. BROCKETT
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 1871
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Frank McLynn
Publisher : Random House (UK)
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 32,96 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
If ever there was a year of destiny for the British Isles, 1066 must have a strong claim. King Harold faced invasion not just from William and the Normans across the English Channel but from the Dane, King Harald Hardrada. Before he faced the Normans at Hastings in October, he had defeated the Danes at York and Stamford Bridge in September. In this superbly researched study, Frank McLynn overturns long-accepted myths, showing how William's victory at the Battle of Hastings was not, in fact, a certainty, and arguing that Harald Hardrada was actually the greatest warrior of the three. This is a masterly study, and reveals the truth to be more interesting than the myths surrounding this pivotal year in history.
Author : C. V. Wedgwood
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1681371235
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.
Author : L. P. Brockett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2017-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780332970110
Excerpt from The Year of Battles The maps and plans are compiled from the best German and French sources, and from the official reports of the battles and Sieges, and are believed to be remark ably accurate. The portraits are from undoubted origi nals, and these, as well as the drawings of weapons and battle-scenes, are the work of some of our best artists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Joe Giorello
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,78 MB
Release : 2018-11-10
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781947076105
Filled with historic photographs, maps, and short, powerful chapters, "Great Battles for Boys" captures the attention of even reluctant readers. History leaps off the page through the blood, sweat, and sacrifice of soldiers fighting America's earliest battles, from Bunker Hill and San Juan Hill to The Alamo and The Lost Battalion of WWI.
Author : Daniel Marston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 46,90 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1135975108
The closest thing to total war before the First World War, the Seven Years' War was fought in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and India with major consequences for all parties involved. This fascinating book is the first to truly review the grand strategies of the combatants and examine the differing styles of warfare used in the many campaigns. These methods ranged from the large-scale battles and sieges of the European front to the ambush and skirmish tactics used in the forests of North America. Daniel Marston's engaging narrative is supported by personal diaries, memoirs, and official reports.
Author : Peter Hamish Wilson
Publisher : Belknap Press
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 15,70 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0674062310
Argues that religion was not the catalyst to the Thirty Years War, but one element in a mix of political, social, and dynastic forces that fed the conflict that ultimately transformed the map of the modern world.
Author : R. G. Grant
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0785835539
This historical account of humanity's 5000 year history of recorded conflict looks at ancient wars, modern conflict, and everything in-between.