The diary is missing the beginning and its missing the end. Best books on the thirty years war five books expert. The thirty years war was a war fought primarily in central europe between 1618 and 1648. Historical romance where the heroine or hero is widowed by war. Parker tries to examine the war from all of the sides invovled. One of the most destructive conflicts in human history, 14 it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine, and plague. Hello and welcome to feature history, featuring religious conflict, tragic war, and a really nifty collaboration with jabzy. Its a fascinating book on the thirty years war because of its length. Is syrianrelated violence the beginning of the muslim. Thanks to xios, alan haskayne, lachlan lindenmayer, william crabb, derpvic, seth reeves and all my other patrons. Best defense is syrianrelated violence the beginning of the muslim worlds thirty years war. 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. Even so, the thirty years war is the most readable and uptodate history of this epochal european trauma.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book is an exallent book on the thirty years war. It is written primarily by geoffrey parker, though he recruited expert colleagues to assist on some chapters. It is a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of events, which tore the heart out of europe. It was rediscovered in a library in berlin in the early 1990s. Parker is a careful editor, as the book has a uniform style and reads like a single author text. Wilsons the thirty years war skip to main content skip to search. It begins its narative in 1608 to show some of the background of the war. The last book on your list is the diary of a mercenary from the thirty years war by peter hagendorf.
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