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Gustavus Adolphus V2: A History Of The Art Of War From Its Revival After The Middle Ages To The End Of The Spanish Succession War (1890)
With A Detailed Account Of The Campaigns Of The Great Swede And Of The Most Famous Campaigns Of Turenne, Conde, Eugene, And Marlborough. In Two Volumes.
Paperback, 460 pages
Published
by Kessinger Publishing
(first published 1895)
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This book, first published in 1895, offers the reader an interesting account of the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632) and his role as a commander during the Thirty Years' War. The book is illustrated with numerous maps and line drawings, although the maps are a bit hard to read at times but sufficient to get an idea of the movements being described.
The book continues past the death of Gustavus Adolphus and the end of the Thirty Years' War to look at his influence upon the ...more
The book continues past the death of Gustavus Adolphus and the end of the Thirty Years' War to look at his influence upon the ...more
The father of modern warfare and a highly readable narrative/study of an overlooked period in the art of war.
Possibly the weakest entry in Dodge's otherwise superb Great Captains series. The author's religious bigotry skews his judgment in considering the events of the Thirty Years' War and Cromwell's campaign in Ireland. In the second half of this lengthy work, however, Dodge returns to strictly military affairs, and does a much better job analyzing the campaigns of Turenne, Conde, Eugene, and Marlborough.
Massive and intimidating book--don't get put off by the size of the thing. Well worth the read for those who enjoy the evolution of military strategy and tactics.
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Theodore Ayrault Dodge was an American officer and military historian. He fought as an Union officer in the American Civil War; as a writer, he devoted his writings to both the American Civil War and the great generals of Ancient and European history.
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