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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another perspective on the war
This is a unique work as it doesn't focus on the complex political struggles of the time, or on the generals and battles. The focus here is on a social level. The life of the soldier and his day to day existence in the camp, the songs, poetry and literature that developed around the war, and interaction-usually violent-between peasant and soldier. Much of this book is...
Published on July 20, 2005 by Steven Larsen
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
translation problems and lack of chronological organization
Printed in Communist East Germany, this book has the required "bourgeois" terminology and lacks chronological organization. The German is translated into English awkwardly with the cumbersome Bismarckian style. But particularly frustrating is the failure to define which groups are Protestant and which Catholic. The composition of the "Estates" is unclear.
Published on June 1, 2006 by Nom de plume
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another perspective on the war,
By Steven Larsen (Philadelphia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Thirty Years' War (Hardcover)
This is a unique work as it doesn't focus on the complex political struggles of the time, or on the generals and battles. The focus here is on a social level. The life of the soldier and his day to day existence in the camp, the songs, poetry and literature that developed around the war, and interaction-usually violent-between peasant and soldier. Much of this book is quite sad as it reveals the harshness and cruelty of life in this time made more miserable by endless war. The book is filled with contemporary prints as well as museum photos of a artifacts from the period.Military history buffs might also find the section on the Tyrolean peasant rebellion of interest. I have come across no other English language source that gives as much info on this sub-conflict.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
translation problems and lack of chronological organization,
By Nom de plume "nom de plume" (saginaw, michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Thirty Years' War (Hardcover)
Printed in Communist East Germany, this book has the required "bourgeois" terminology and lacks chronological organization. The German is translated into English awkwardly with the cumbersome Bismarckian style. But particularly frustrating is the failure to define which groups are Protestant and which Catholic. The composition of the "Estates" is unclear.
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Thirty Years War by Herbert Langer (Hardcover - Sept. 1980)
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