Muscovy And Sweden In The Thirty Years War 1630 1635

Author : B. F. Porshnev
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0521451396

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Muscovy and Sweden in the Thirty Years' War 1630-1635 by B. F. Porshnev Pdf

This is an English translation of important writings on the Thirty Years' War by the great Soviet historian B. F. Porshnev. Little is known of the Muscovite contribution to the conflict and Paul Dukes - arguably Britain's senior historian of ancien regime Russia - has selected the most valuable areas of Porshnev's unparalleled archival research to fill a crucial gap in the literature of the seventeenth century. In placing this work in the context of Porshnev's larger undertaking, Professor Dukes' substantial introduction assesses Porshnev's critics and evaluates his contribution to our understanding of the Thirty Years' War and of relations between Eastern and Western Europe at the time. A significant reinterpretation of a fascinating period, the book will interest both Russian specialists and those working more generally in seventeenth- century European history.

Author : Boris Fedorovich Porshnev
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Russia
ISBN : OCLC:1412656274

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Muscovy and Sweden in the Thirty Years' War, 1630-1635 by Boris Fedorovich Porshnev Pdf

Author : Lars Ericson Wolke
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781526749628

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Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden and the Thirty Years War, 1630–1632 by Lars Ericson Wolke Pdf

The little-known story of the Swedish king and military commander who conquered much of Germany in the early seventeenth century. As one of the foremost military commanders of the early seventeenth century, Gustavus Adophus, king of Sweden, played a vital role in defending the Protestant cause during the Thirty Years War. In the space of two years—between 1630 and 1632—he turned the course of the war, winning a decisive victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld and conquering large parts of Germany. Yet remarkably little has been written about him in English, and no full account of his extraordinary career has been published in recent times. That is why this perceptive and scholarly study is of such value. The book sets Gustavus in the context of Swedish and European dynastic politics and religious conflict in the early seventeenth century, and describes in detail Swedish military organization and Gustavus’s reforms. His intervention in the Thirty Years War is covered in graphic detail—the decision to intervene, his alliance with France, his campaigns across the breadth of Germany, and his generalship at the two major battles he fought there. His exceptional skill as a battlefield commander transformed the fortunes of the Protestant side in the conflict, and he had established himself as a major European figure before his death on the battlefield. Lars Ericson Wolke, one of the leading experts on the military history of the Baltic and the Thirty Years War, offers a fascinating insight into Gustavus the man and the soldier.

Author : Steve Murdoch
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004475670

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Scotland and the Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 by Steve Murdoch Pdf

This volume deals with the entanglement of Scotland in the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), discussing both the diplomatic and military aspects of the conflict that led to Scottish involvement in the heart of the Holy Roman Empire. To the Scots, the war was linked to the fate of the Scottish princess, Elizabeth of Bohemia, rather than the politics of central Europe per se. In three sections, the 12 authors have illuminated the political processes that led to the participation of as many as 50,000 Scottish troops in the war. The official alliances of the Stuart regime, the independent diplomacy of the Scottish Parliament and the actions of numerous well placed individuals at various European courts are all shown to have had a bearing on this important episode of European history.

Author : André Geraque Kiffer
Publisher : Clube de Autores
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : PKEY:CLDEAU55218

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Thirty Years' War, 1618 To 1648 by André Geraque Kiffer Pdf

Historians still argue about the reasons for the bohemian (Czech) Wallenstein during the war. Some see him as a German patriot, others as a great mercenary. He did not have Gustavo Adolfo s tactical genius, but he was a very skilled mobilizer and strategist. What if he really had the potential to be a German Napoleon , uniting Germany under his rule and neutralizing, at least during his lifetime, the imperial influence of the Habsburgs. In this simulation, of course, he will not be murdered.

Author : Alexia Grosjean
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047402534

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An Unofficial Alliance, Scotland and Sweden 1569-1654 by Alexia Grosjean Pdf

This work reveals the hitherto unrepresented relationship that developed between Scotland and Sweden during the second half of the sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth centuries. Sweden's emergence as an independent Nordic, and indeed European, power required continual military and economic growth, which in turn necessitated a constant supply of manpower. The initially piecemeal migration of private individuals from Scotland bringing both martial and mercantile skills to Sweden gradually grew into an informal alliance, albeit officially sanctioned by the Swedes, based on personal networks. Equally the impact of Sweden's support for the Scottish Covenanting movement on British state-formation is scrutinized. This fresh perspective on Scottish-Swedish connections is aimed at those interested in state-formation, migration studies, diplomatic developments, and military history.

Author : Adam Marks
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004522695

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England and the Thirty Years' War by Adam Marks Pdf

This product gives access to both Africa Yearbook Online and African Studies Companion Online.

Author : Paul Lockhart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230802551

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Sweden in the Seventeenth Century by Paul Lockhart Pdf

The history of Sweden in the seventeenth century is perhaps one of the most remarkable political success stories of early modern Europe. Little more than a century after achieving independence from Denmark, Sweden - an impoverished and sparsely-populated state - had defeated all of its most fearsome enemies and was ranked amongst the great powers of Europe. In this book, which incorporates the latest research on the subject, Paul Douglas Lockhart: - Surveys the political, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural history of the country, from the beginnings of its career as an empire to its decline at the end of the seventeenth century - Examines the mechanisms that helped Sweden to achieve the status of a great power, and the reasons for its eventual downfall - Emphasises the interplay between social structure, constitutional development, and military necessity Clear and well-written, Lockhart's text is essential reading for all those with an interest in the fascinating history of early modern Sweden.

Author : Svante Norrhem
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9789188909039

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Mercenary Swedes by Svante Norrhem Pdf

Four hundred years ago, France persuaded Sweden to fight on its side against Germany in the war between Protestant and Catholic states. Rather than some lofty purpose, what convinced Sweden was money. Under the 1631 agreement, Sweden received French subsidies to the tune of 400,000 riksdaler a year for five years. This was only the first in a long line of subsidy agreements between the countries. Sweden enjoyed French largesse for no fewer than 166 years. In this wide-ranging international study, Svante Norrhem traces the patterns of cooperation between the two countries. With his unique command of the archival material, he discusses the reasons for the agreements and the mutual dependency that resulted.

Author : Alexia Grosjean,Steve Murdoch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317318163

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Alexander Leslie and the Scottish Generals of the Thirty Years' War, 1618–1648 by Alexia Grosjean,Steve Murdoch Pdf

Field Marshal Alexander Leslie was the highest ranking commander from the British Isles to serve in the Thirty Years’ War. Though Leslie’s life provides the thread that runs through this work, the authors use his story to explore the impacts of the Thirty Years’ War, the British Civil Wars and the age of Military Revolution.

Author : Jan Hennings
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107050594

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Russia and Courtly Europe by Jan Hennings Pdf

This book explores diplomacy and ritual practice at a moment of new departures and change in both early modern Europe and Russia.

Author : Olaf Asbach,Peter Schröder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317041344

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The Ashgate Research Companion to the Thirty Years' War by Olaf Asbach,Peter Schröder Pdf

The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) remains a puzzling and complex subject for students and scholars alike. This is hardly surprising since it is often contested among historians whether it is actually appropriate to speak of a single war or a series of conflicts. Similarly emphasis is also put on the different motives for going to war, as conflicting religious and political interests were involved. This research companion brings together leading scholars in the field to synthesize the range of existing research on the war, which is still fragmented and divided along national historical lines, and to further explore the complexities of the conflict using an innovative comparative approach. The companion is designed to provide scholars and graduate students with a comprehensive and authoritative overview of research on one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603842297

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The Thirty Years War by Anonim Pdf

The Thirty Years War: A Documentary History fills a gap in recent studies of the great pan-European conflict, providing fresh translations of thirty-eight primary documents for the student and general reader. The selections are drawn from the standard political documents, from the Apology of the Bohemian Estates for the Defenestration of Prague to the text of the Treaty of Westphalia, as well as from imperial edicts, trial records, letters, diary entries, and satirical broadsheets, all directly translated from the Early New High German, French, Swedish, and Latin. The volume contains some ten illustrations and one map . . . and on the whole is well organized and well presented with a judicious amount of footnotes and a slim For Further Reading section. A succinct introduction introduces the four sections, each with its own substantial introduction: (1) Outbreak of the Thirty Years War (1618-1623), (2) The Intervention of Denmark and Sweden (1623-1635), and (3) The Long War (1635-1648). The concluding section (4) Two Wartime Lives (1618-1648), interestingly juxtaposes the journals of a wandering mercenary and a settled townsman. The first is the diary of Peter Hagendorf, kept between the years 1624 and 1649 and only rediscovered in 1993. Hagendorf experienced the war as a common mercenary from the Baltic to Italy, from France to Pomerania. His counterpart is Hans Heberle, a shoemaker from a small town in the territory of the free imperial city of Ulm whose Zeytregister chronicled happenings both in the neighborhood and further afield. The engrossing accounts of their shifting fortunes over the three decades of the war really help to give this collection of texts, and the troublesome period itself, a human face. They are the stuff from which Grimmelshausen would craft his great novel of the war, The Adventuresome Simplicissimus (1668). Tryntje Helfferich is to be applauded for this consistently interesting and eminently useful volume. --Martin W. Walsh, University of Michigan, in Sixteenth Century Journal

Author : Tryntje Helfferich
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781624663512

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The Essential Thirty Years War by Tryntje Helfferich Pdf

This abridgment of Tryntje Helfferich's acclaimed 2009 anthology The Thirty Years War features an expanded General Introduction and annotation designed to support student readings in swift-moving surveys of European and World history.

Author : William Young
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : A Bibliography
ISBN : 9780595298747

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European War and Diplomacy, 1337-1815 by William Young Pdf

The history of international relations and warfare of early modern Europe has gained popularity in recent years. This bibliography provides a valuable listing of books, dissertations, and journal articles in the English language for scholars and general readers interested in diplomatic relations and warfare from the Hundred Years' War to the Napoleonic Wars.