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Samuel Pufendorf and some stories of the Northern War, 1655-1660 / Wojciech Krawczuk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krawczuk, Wojciech, author.
- Series:
- Jagiellonian studies in history ; v. 5.
- Jagiellonian studies in history ; vol. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, 1632-1694.
- Pufendorf, Samuel.
- Swedish-Polish War, 1655-1660.
- Physical Description:
- 162 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Kraków : Jagiellonian University Press, [2014]
- Contents:
- Chapter I A sense of time 17
- The fortress 18
- The siege 19
- The legend 22
- Pufendorf's tale 26
- Chapter II Judging the deeds 31
- Another Lion of the North? 33
- The commander 39
- The face of war 47
- Blaming the king 51
- The interferences 55
- Conclusion 57
- Chapter III Exotic encounters, forgotten tales 59
- The winged horsemen 61
- "Such an attack my eyes will never see again" 65
- Beware - the Tatars are coming! 70
- The Swedish horse 74
- Conclusion 78
- Chapter IV The chanceries at war 81
- The Office of the State 82
- The king's secret 85
- The seals and titles 90
- The postal issues 97
- The battle of Ven 99
- The war on memory 100
- Conclusions 104
- Chapter V War on the water 107
- Water as weapon 110
- The crossings of Lech and San Rivers 112
- Pirates and diplomats 115
- The African dimension 120
- Dominium Maris Baltici 122
- Conclusions 124
- Chapter VI The swamps and narrow roads - the landscape 125
- The images 130.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 8323336997
- 9788323336990
- OCLC:
- 896856021
- Publisher Number:
- 99962639472
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