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Lutzen 1632 - Climax of the Thirty Years War

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - 1500 - 1700 A.D.

MSRP old price: $19.95


Product Info

Title
Lutzen 1632 - Climax of the Thirty Years War
Publisher
Category
Author
Richard Brzezinski
Publish Year
2001
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398255
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM068
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM68

Description

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 Lützen near Leipzig in November 1632. In a nightmare battle fought in thick fog, his Swedish troops locked horns with the Imperial army. It was a bloody clash, in which Gustavus himself demonstrated true courage at the head of his cavalry - and one for which he would pay the ultimate price.