Thirty year war books

The thirty years war complete by friedrich schiller. The thirty years war 161848, though preeminently a german war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of europe, not only because nearly all the countries of western europe took part in it, but also on account of its connection with the other great european wars of the same era and on account of its final results. I think it provides a solid grounding for further reading. The best books on the thirty years war 1 westphalia. From 1618 to 1648 a series of conflicts engulfed much of europe. At seven in the morning on may 20, 1631, 18,000 soldiers loyal to the holy roman emperor ferdinand ii stormed the ancient german city of magdeburg. Download no surrender my thirty year war ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.

Death came during the battles, from disease and the rampaging of the armies through the countryside. Few novels better capture the sense of hopelessness and loss that inhabited the trenches of that first world war than erich maria remarques novel. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. If there was danger of chaos and civil war, foreign entanglements posed an even greater threat.

Thirty years war, 161848, in european history, a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries. The last valley 1959, by john pick, is about two men fleeing the thirty years war. If youre looking for an overview, the entry in my favorite singlevolume military history book, lynn montruss war through the ages is excellent, i. It started as a conflict between protestants and roman catholics but soon became a struggle for political power. Actions of the thirty years war eastern europe, the baltic, italy and france the third in a trilogy of books by the renowned author fills in the gaps in tyw coverage. The thirty years war was really a series of wars, waged from 1618 to 1648. Alfred doblins sprawling historical novel wallenstein 1920 is set during the thirty years war. Thirty years war 161848, in european history, a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries. Richard bonney the thirty years war 16181648 essential histories isbn10. In fact, almost all of the powerful countries in europe were involved the war.

The thirty years war had complex and diverse origins but religion was perhaps the most important, and religious motivation was an integral part of the political, economic, and dynastic policies that formed and reshaped the course of. Researchers catalogue the grisly deaths of soldiers in the. Though it was primarily centered in germany, several other countries became involved in the conflict, including the french, spanish, and swedish. Dec 04, 2007 that is exactly the book i had in mind, i couldnt remember anything about it except that it took place during the thirty years war, and i just finished reading c.

In the north there were further foreign involvements. The thirty years war was a series of conflicts that began early in the 17th century in the holy roman empire and finally involved much of europe. Brothers francesco iv 1612, ferdinando 161226 and vincenzo ii 162627, the last three dukes of mantua from the direct line, had all died. For the avid reader of military history, the thirty years war has everythingeuropean realpolitik, religious conflict, dramatic characters, military innovation and violence enough to satisfy the most lurid imagination or touch the coldest heart.

The best books on the thirty years war fought in europe 16181648, recommended by professor peter wilson, author of a new history of the 30 years war. Thirtysecond annual collection the thirty years war 16181648 epocs of modern history imperial armies of the thirty years war 1. Historical fiction 1600 1700, books on the thirty years war 16181648, and war widows. My thirty year war is a memoir by a japanese soldier who held out in the mountains from 1944 to 1974. 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. September 10, 2007 noel malcolm, reason of state, propaganda, and the thirty years war. Europe in 1618 was riven between protestants and catholics, bourbon and hapsburgas well as empires, kingdoms, and countless. That is exactly the book i had in mind, i couldnt remember anything about it except that it took place during the thirty years war, and i just finished reading c.

Hunted in turn by american troops, the philippine army and police, hostile islanders, and eventually successive japanese search parties. For germany, the same had happened more than thirty years earlier during wwi. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human. Thirty second annual collection the thirty years war 16181648 epocs of modern history imperial armies of the thirty years war 1. The thirty years war caused things like famine and disease in almost every country involved. Click download or read online button to no surrender my thirty year war book pdf for free now. Hiroo onoda of the japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the philippine jungle after a thirty year ordeal. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended with the treaty of westphalia in 1648, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed. Infantry and artillery menatarms xin loi, viet nam. Books on the thirty years war 16181648 71 books goodreads. After the thirty years war ended in 1648, habsburg influence over much of germany was reduced and the monarchy eventually evolved into the austrohungarian empire. The thirty years war was a 17thcentury religious conflict fought primarily in central europe.

Eventually, however, it came to involve political control and territory as well. England and the united provinces the dutch were members of the protestant union. The enigma of the thirty years war is a wellreceived biography one of the war s chief generals. The population of germany was cut in half as a result of the many battles fought there.

No surrender my thirty year war download no surrender my thirty year war ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The series of protracted religiousdynastic wars that afflicted the holy roman empire and most western european states from 1618 to 1648. That depends on your current knowledge of the subject, and the level of detail youd like to have. Jan 09, 2018 many americans cite the vietnam war as the beginning of their disillusionment with military and federal leadership. Whilst the conflict took place mainly in the area of modern day germany, it involved many of the great european powers at that time. A deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated seventeenthcentury europe, killing nearly a quarter of all germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. Thirty years war simple english wikipedia, the free. For thirty years armies marched up and down germany and when they camped they destroyed the area they lived in. It began as a fight about religion the protestants and catholics were the two groups that disagreed. Download pdf no surrender my thirty year war free online. The thirty years war was a war fought primarily in central europe between 1618 and 1648. What are the best history books for the 30 years war.

He lived off bananas and beef rustled from villagers who knew his shadowy presence. Translated by robert evans and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended, the. History of europe history of europe the thirty years war. Thirty years war kids britannica kids homework help. When diplomacy fails is 6 years old today, and to celebrate were jumping right into the thirty years war once again, with another intro episode 25 this one looking at the timeline of the conflict up to the year 1635, but with a twist. I think it also might benefit from a second reading, but the thing is 850 pages plus endnotes. But this book succeeds, at least in setting the stage and following the people and politics. The thirty years war began, to be sure, as a religious civil war within the holy roman empirea ramshackle collection of dukedoms and. Peter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world. The thirty years war complete by friedrich schiller free. This book is a supremely detailed account of the 30 years war. Europe in 1618 was riven between protestants and catholics, bourbon and hapsburgas well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities.

Dec 08, 2004 the thirty years war complete language. By the end of the war, the shape of europe had been greatly changed. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Apr 02, 2012 its a thirty year long war, so theres necessarily a lot there to digest. The marriage of the elector palatine of the rhine to the daughter of james i added to englands interest in germany. More than three and a half centuries have passed since the peace of westphalia ended the thirty years war 161848. There were several reasons that the thirty years war started. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I dont think reading this book is going to make someone able to competently discuss the thirty years war at all. Sep 26, 2017 the thirty years war was a major european war that occurred during the 17th century. An understanding of the thirty years war is essential to comprehending modern european history. Its a thirtyyearlong war, so theres necessarily a lot there to digest. An unknown translation by thomas hobbes, oxford university press, 2007, 227pp. There in 1618 the protestant nobility refused to recognize.

The war originated with dual crises at the continents centre. Terry read 10 feb 2011 one would think an account of jungle existence for 30 years would get to be tiresome, but i found this book consistently interesting. Somewhere along the way i picked up that the book on the thirty years war was the prosaically entitled the thirty years war written in 1938 by a twentyeightyearold english woman, c. Wilson is doorstopper of a book the thirty years war edited by geoffrey parker is much shorter than the wilson text, but worth checking out geoff mortimers wallenstein. Somewhere along the way i picked up that the book on the thirty years war was the prosaically entitled the thirty years war written in 1938 by a twentyeight year old english woman, c. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed.

The history of the thirty years war by friedrich schiller. The war lasted for 30 years, but the problems that caused the war were not fixed for a long time after the war was over. Thirty years war students britannica kids homework help. Hunted in turn by american troops, the philippine police, hostile islanders, and successive japanese search parties, onoda had skillfully outmaneuvered all his pursuers, convinced that world war ii was still being fought and that. The netherlands, previously ruled by spain, was granted independence at the end of the war. Europes tragedy is a history of prodigious erudition that manages to corral the byzantine complexity of the thirty years war into a coherent narrative. Wedgwoods book which is probably the best book, in english, on the subject, you may also want to try the following. Best books on the thirty years war five books expert. Somewhere i read that it set back civilization and development 200 years in germany. Hiroo onoda of the japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the philippine jungle after a thirtyyear ordeal. My thirty year war the year s best science fiction.

The thirty years war had a profound impact on europe, and some of the consequences of this war can be seen in the changes that were made to european society. The thirty years war edited by geoffrey parker is much shorter than the wilson text, but worth checking out. Many americans cite the vietnam war as the beginning of their disillusionment with military and federal leadership. Despite its age first published in 1938, this is still one of the best english language narratives of this most complex of wars, tracing the intricate dance of diplomacy and combat that involved all of europe in the fate of germany. This period, known as the thirty years war, began with a religious dispute. He implicitly compared conditions to those in postwar germany in the late 1940s. In fact, almost all of the powerful countries in europe were involved in the war. In the spring of 1974, second lieutenant hiroo onoda of the japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the philippine jungle after a thirtyyear ordeal. The thirty years war was fought from 1618 until 1648.

Covers eastern europe, the baltic, italy, and france during the thirty years war, 161848. A history of the thirty years war when diplomacy fails by zachary twamley jul 28, 2020. Publication date 1974 topics onoda, hiroo, world war, 19391945, world war, 19391945, world war, 19391945. Reason of state, propaganda, and the thirty years war. The book is based on the authors firsthand experience. No surrender my thirty year war, by hiroo onoda translated by charles s. The thirty years war was a very confusing conflict on many levels, and to attempt any account of it in barely 200 pages is almost foolhardy. My thirty year war bluejacket books by hiroo onoda isbn. Wedgwood a descendent of the potter who founded the wedgwood company. Spain lost the control that it had held over much of europe.