Wallenstein: The Enigma of the Thirty Years War - Couverture souple

Mortimer, G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0230272134 ISBN 13 : 9780230272132

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Synopsis

A minor Bohemian nobleman who within the space of a few years became a prince and one of the greatest landowners of his age; a military entrepreneur who twice saved the Holy Roman Emperor from disaster with armies he raised, financed and led, but was then twice dismissed; an able general who rescued the Empire from invasion by the Swedish King Gustavus II Adolphus, but was accused of planning to defect to the self-same Swedes; the emperor's commander-in-chief, but assassinated on the emperor's orders; a successful soldier who fell because he tried too hard to make peace; Wallenstein was all these things. Contemporary legends and propaganda were taken up by early biographers of this fascinating character to create a historical myth, elements of which are still present in many more recent accounts. In this book, Geoff Mortimer sets out to clarify the picture and to resolve the enigma.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

GEOFF MORTIMER studied history and German at Oxford University, where he also taught at St Edmund Hall. His publications include Eyewitness Accounts of the Thirty Years War 1618-48 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002), Early Modern History, 1485-1815 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), and a number of articles on this period.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230272134
• ISBN 13: 9780230272132
• Reliure: Paperback
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 277