Wallenstein: The Enigma of the Thirty Years War - Rilegato

Mortimer, Geoff

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ISBN 10: 0230272126 ISBN 13: 9780230272125

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Riassunto

Albrecht Wallenstein was a legendary military commander and generalissimo of the Habsburg forces, yet was eventually assassinated on the orders of Emperor Ferdinand II. This accessible modern biography of Wallenstein for the English-speaking reader dispels the many historical myths surrounding this central character of the Thirty Years War.

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Recensione:

'...thanks to his profound knowledge of the Thirty Years War and his wide reading of both the older and most recent historiography, he is able to offer a very informative, trustworthy and readable account of Wallenstein's life.' The Journal of Military History

Descrizione del libro:

A concise and accessible biography of Albrecht Wallenstein, legendary military commander and generalissimo of the Habsburg forces in the Thirty Years War and a major figure in European history

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230272126
• ISBN 13: 9780230272125
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 277