EPUB3 EXP THIRTY YEARS WAR

A Brief History with Documents

Hans Medick, Benjamin Marschke

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9780312535056
• eBook ISBN: 9781319241759
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

One of the most momentous and destructive wars in European history, the Thirty Years War has long been studied for its diplomatic, political, and military consequences. Yet the actual participants in this religiously motivated, seemingly endless conflict have largely been ignored. Hans Medick and Benjamin Marschke reveal the Thirty Years War from the perspective of those who lived it. Their introduction provides important insights into the roiling religious and political landscape from which the war emerged, as well as a thoughtful examination of the wars stages and enduring significance. An unprecedented collection of personal accounts, many of them translated for the first time into English, combine with visual sources to convey directly to students the experience of early modern warfare. Incisive document headnotes, maps and illustrations, a chronology, questions to consider, and a bibliography enrich students understanding of this fateful war.

Table of contents

• About this Book
• Part One Introduction: The Thirty Years War in Experience and Memory
• Part Two The Documents
• Chapter 2. A Religious War?
• Chapter 3. Soldiers and Civilians: Confrontations and Relations
• Chapter 4. “War Nourishes War”: Contributions, Robbery, and Plunder
• Chapter 5. Scourges of War: Plague, Starvation, and Cannibalism
• Chapter 6. Battle and Massacre: Experiences of Mass Violence and Death
• Chapter 7. Media, Celebrity, and Death: The Cases of Gustav Adolph and Albrecht von Wallenstein
• Chapter 8. Peace Proclaimed and Peace Perceived: The Peace of Prague and the Peace of Westphalia
• APPENDIXES
• Index
• Back Cover