A warrior dynasty : the rise and fall of Sweden as a military superpower, 1611-1721 /

This book examines the meteoric rise of Sweden as the pre-eminent military power in Europe during the Thirty Years War during the 1600s, and then follows its line of warrior kings into the next century until the Swedes finally meet their demise, in an overreach into the vastness of Russia. A small S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lunde, Henrik O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown, PA : Casemate, 2014.
Temas:
1600-1799
HISTORY > Europe > Scandinavia.
Sweden > History, Military > 17th century.
Sweden > History, Military > 18th century.
Sweden > History > Gustav II Adolf, 1611-1632.
Suède > Histoire > 1611-1632 (Gustave II Adolphe)
Sweden
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • MAP AND BATTLE SKETCH INDEX; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 Gustav Adolf 's Danish and Baltic Campaigns; Chapter 2 The Military Revolution-Dutch and Swedish Reforms; Chapter 3 Sweden Intervenes in the Thirty Years War; Chapter 4 The Breitenfeld and Rhine Campaigns; Chapter 5 The Tortured Road to Lützen; Chapter 6 Swedish Military Operations in Germany 1633-1648; Chapter 7 Defending an Empire-Karl X and Karl XI; Chapter 8 Karl XII's Danish and Baltic Campaigns; Chapter 9 The Russian Campaign-Karl XII's Exile and Death; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.
  • Appendix I BIOGRAPHIC SKETCHES OFSELECTED SOURCE AUTHORSAppendix II SELECTED EUROPEAN RULERS 1500-1700; Appendix III LIST OF FIELD MARSHALS MENTIONED; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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