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Wallenstein : The Enigma of the Thirty Years War /

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Albrecht Wallenstein was a legendary military commander and generalissimo of the Habsburg forces, yet was eventually assassinated on the orders of Emperor Ferdinand II. This accessible modern biography of Wallenstein for the English-speaking reader dispels the many historical myths surrounding this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mortimer, Geoff (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
History.
European History.
History of Early Modern Europe.
History of Germany and Central Europe.
History of Military.
Literature, general.
Modern History.
History, Modern.
Literature.
Military history.
Europe > History-1492-
Europe > History.
Europe, Central > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Albrecht Wallenstein was a legendary military commander and generalissimo of the Habsburg forces, yet was eventually assassinated on the orders of Emperor Ferdinand II. This accessible modern biography of Wallenstein for the English-speaking reader dispels the many historical myths surrounding this central character of the Thirty Years War.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 286 pages)
ISBN:9780230282100
DOI:10.1057/9780230282100