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Tango01 | 06 Mar 2019 9:08 p.m. PST |
… ARMY, 1625-1634 "Albrecht von Wallenstein! His very name is synonymous with the Thirty Years War. From a poor nobleman he rose to become the Duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg. Many see his assassination at Eger in 1634 as the end of the "interesting" period of the war, since he was the last of the war's titans to be killed. However, his army continued to serve the Emperor loyally to the end of the war, and a few regiments existed well into the 20th century. These would see action in the First World War as part of the Austrian Army and, after the Austrian Anschluss of March 1938, in the German Army during the Second World War. Despite Wallenstein's Army being infamous, very little has been written about it, especially in English. However, by using archives from record offices from Germany, Czechoslovakia (formerly Bohemia), Sweden and Britain, as well as the latest archaeological evidence from mass graves of the Thirty Years War period, this book looks to rectify this by giving a vivid account of what life was like for a soldier in Wallenstein's Army. The chapters include recruiting the army, its officers, as well as the logistics of clothing, equipping and feeding the army. There are also chapters on regimental colours, how to quarter an army, and the arms industry, plus case studies on siege warfare using Stralsund and the Alte Veste as an example, as well as Wallenstein's tactics at the Battle of Lutzen. It also dispels the myths that have arisen about Wallenstein's Army, such as it being one of the first to be well clothed during the war, and did not follow the Catholic League's General Johan von Tilly's alleged doctrine of "a ragged soldier and a bright musket" (which in itself is incorrect). Therefore this book will be essential reading to anyone interested in the Thirty Years War, the English Civil War or warfare in the early modern period."
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Shagnasty | 07 Mar 2019 11:06 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 07 Mar 2019 11:58 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
SleepyDragon | 15 Apr 2019 3:10 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know if this repeats some of the material from "The Bavarian Army during the Thirty Years War"? |
SleepyDragon | 15 May 2019 3:44 a.m. PST |
As far as I can judge from a quick comparative skim there is very, (very, very,) little overlap. The focus of each book is very much on each specific army. |
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