Lützen 1632: Climax of the Thirty Years War

by Richard Brzezinski

Book Overview

The Thirty Years War, a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants, raged across Europe between 1618 and 1648, devastating huge areas of Germany. By 1632 the Protestant powers were in a desperate situation until King Gustavus Adolphus II of Sweden, 'the Lion of the North', came to their rescue. This book describes how, having smashed one of the two main Catholic armies, he faced the other at L tzen near Leipzig in November 1632. In a nightmare...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855325527
• ISBN13: 9781855325524
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.8"