The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia by Guthrie, William

The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313324086)

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The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia by Guthrie, William

The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia

$106.00
The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia by Guthrie, William

The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia

$106.00
Format: Hardcover
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Continuing where the author left off in Battles of the Thirty Years War, this companion volume details the military aspects of the final years of this important early modern conflict. Whereas the earlier half of the war was dominated by a few climactic battles (White Mountain, Lutter, Breitenfeld, and Nordlingen), the later period consisted of a more drawn-out struggle between more evenly matched opponents. The successful general had to conduct strategic campaigns, in which battles, sieges, maneuvers, and logistics would all play a part. Guthrie examines broad questions of strategy, leadership, armaments, organization, logistics, and war finances.

Battles detailed in this volume include the Swedish victories of Wittstock, 2nd Breitenfeld, and Jankow; the French victories of Rheinfelden, Rocroi, Freiburg, and 2nd Nordlingen; as well as the anticlimactic action of Zusmarhausen. Guthrie emphasizes the unique aspects of the Thirty Years War, its place in the evolution of warfare and weapons, and the adjustment of the actual waging of war to the rise of the nascent linear system. Based on research previously unavailable in English, each campaign is recreated in detail, including orders of battle, tactics, and maps.

Author: William P. Guthrie
ISBN-10: 0313324085
ISBN-13: 9780313324086
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2003
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.74h x 6.22w x 1.08d
By William P. Guthrie
By William P. Guthrie
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William P. Guthrie is an independent researcher. Since receiving his PhD in 1992, he has written extensively on military history and the 17th century. This is his second book.

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