The Thirty Years War: A Sourcebook - Softcover

Wilson, Peter H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230242065 ISBN 13: 9780230242067

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2010

Synopsis

The Thirty Years War (1618-48) was the most destructive European conflict prior to the twentieth century. It reduced the population of central Europe by around a quarter and left thousands of towns and villages in ruins.

This uniquely comprehensive collection of translated documents covers all aspects of the war in the words and images of those who directly experienced it, from the key political and military decision-makers, through the middling ranks of officers and envoys to the masses of ordinary soldiers and civilians, laity and clergy, women and men.

Most of the material appears in English for the first time, including a variety of previously unpublished archival sources, all reproduced in their full original length. The wide range of sources covered includes:

· state documents
· treatises
· diplomatic and private correspondence
· diaries
· financial records
· artistic evidence

Thematically organised, the material is supported by an authoritative introduction, a guide to further reading and a full chronology, as well as extensive annotations explaining terms and points of detail. The rich source material and essential context that this book provides make it an invaluable resource for students and anyone interested in European and military history.

About this title

About the Author:

PETER WILSON is GF Grant Professor of History at the University of Hull. He is author of War, State and Society in Württemberg (1995), German Armies: War and German Politics 1648-1806 (1998), The Holy Roman Empire 1495-1806 (1999), Absolutism in Central Europe (2000), From Reich to Revolution 1558-1806 (2004) and Shinsei Rôma Teikoku 1495-1806 (2005). He is editor of Warfare in Europe 1815-1914 (2006), 1848: Year of Revolution (2006), The Blackwell Compendium to Eighteenth Century Europe (2008) and, with Alan Forrest, The Bee and the Eagle: Napoleonic France and the End of the Holy Roman Empire, 1806 (2009).

Review:

'This book is a superb and unique means of introducing newcomers to the political and military events that shaped the course of the war. It is the rare example of a user-friendly, single-volume edition of primary sources that covers all aspects of one of the most important and protracted wars in early modern Europe.' - Michael Schaich, Research Fellow and Head Librarian, German Historical Institute, London

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230242065
• ISBN 13: 9780230242067
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350