The later Thirty Years War : from the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia / William P. Guthrie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guthrie, William P., 1953-

Series:

Contributions in military studies 0883-6884 ; no. 222.

Contributions in military studies, 0883-6884 ; no. 222

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648.

Europe--History, Military--1492-1648.

Europe.

History, Military.

Peace of Westphalia (1648).

Peace of Westphalia.

Physical Description:

x, 307 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.

Summary:

A detailed study of the military aspects of this important early modern conflict.

Contents:

1. The Early Thirty Years War 1

2. Baner's War and the Battle of Wittstock 37

3. Bernhard Sax-Weimar: The Battle of Rheinfelden 77

4. Torstensson's War, 1642-45: Second Breitenfeld and Jankow 105

5. The Battle of Rocroi: The War in Flanders and France 157

6. Mercy and Turenne: The Battles of Freiburg and Second Nordlingen 197

7. The Battle of Zusmarshausen: The End of the Thirty Years War 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-278) and indexes.

ISBN:

0313324085

OCLC:

49383567