Eyewitness Accounts of the Thirty Years War 1618-48
The 30 Years War-the first great pan-European war, and until the 20th century the most terrible-ravaged Germany, but myth, propaganda, and historical controversy have obscured its true nature. Another perspective is provided by the private diaries, memoirs, and chronicles of soldiers and citizens...
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The 30 Years War-the first great pan-European war, and until the 20th century the most terrible-ravaged Germany, but myth, propaganda, and historical controversy have obscured its true nature. Another perspective is provided by the private diaries, memoirs, and chronicles of soldiers and citizens who recorded their own experiences. War at the individual level is discussed and described using these sources, which are extensively quoted in their own words.Author Biography: Geoff Mortimer is Lecturer in German at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781403939029 (1403939020)
Publish date: September 4th 2004
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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