A new history of the Thirty Years' War, an illuminating account of a devastating conflict which had long-lasting consequences for Europe. 'A history of prodigious erudition... a definitive account has been needed, and now Peter Wilson has provided it' }Wall Street Journal The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. This title explains a compelling series of events.
