Wallenstein The Enigma of the Thirty Years War
Description
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.
Keywords
HistoryEuropeModernMilitaryLiterary CriticismRenaissance
2010Book
Author(s)Geoff Mortimer
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230272125
LanguageEnglish
