"Books on the TYW?" Topic
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| the trojan bunny | 28 Jun 2015 3:41 p.m. PST |
I'm looking for recs on books that give a good overall history of the Thirty Year War, for someone who has a pretty limited knowledge of the period. |
 ochoin  | 28 Jun 2015 5:14 p.m. PST |
I'm a newbie as well. to date (apart from Ospreys) the only one I've read is C.V. (Cicely Veronica) Wedgwood's "The Thirty Years War". It's beautifully written & helps untangle the period nicely. It's light on military detail but gave me a solid background on the war. I do aim to read more: I'm looking for a decent tome on GAIII. |
| Pictors Studio | 28 Jun 2015 5:22 p.m. PST |
I have only read the Wedgwood book, Geoffrey Parker's "The Thirty Years War" and The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy by Peter H Wilson. Of the three I think the latter is the best, it breaks down the conflict into chunks in the most understandable way. |
Phillius  | 28 Jun 2015 6:10 p.m. PST |
Not read Parkers, but the other two are worth a read. Wilson is huge though. |
| timurilank | 28 Jun 2015 9:47 p.m. PST |
You may want to view the Pike and Shot reading list collected during the past month at the Fanaticus Forum. link |
| Red3584 | 29 Jun 2015 1:33 a.m. PST |
Another vote for CV Wedgewood. |
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