The Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War
ISBN-10
0415128838
ISBN-13
9780415128834
Series
The Thirty Years' War
Category
History
Pages
316
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
Simon Adams

Description

This thoroughly revised new edition of Geoffrey Parker's classic text incorporates the latest research about this central episode of early modern history. `Judicious, lively, enlightening.' - Times Literary Supplement

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