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Foul Fowl
Sep 12, 2008

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hello military history thread, what's a good & comprehensive book about the thirty years war I can read at work? the breadth of options is intimidating.

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Foul Fowl
Sep 12, 2008

Uuuuh! Seek ye me?

P-Mack posted:

Wilson is the go to but its really big and thick and poorly suited for travel. If you don't mind it being older scholarship, Wedgwood is wonderfully written and a good place to start.

i will probably be reading it electronically, all 1000 pages (:captainpop:) of it. this will keep me busy for a long time, thank you. is there more than one edition? i can't tell from amazon.

e: eugh apparently the ebook version has been gutted. that sucks.

Foul Fowl fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Aug 2, 2016

Foul Fowl
Sep 12, 2008

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HEY GAL posted:

it's a stereotype. these guys played to kill.

is there a good book to read about these mercenary armies? and also about italian city state politics during that period?

Foul Fowl
Sep 12, 2008

Uuuuh! Seek ye me?

Rodrigo Diaz posted:

http://www.deremilitari.org/REVIEWS/Mallett_MercenariesMasters.htm
Though Mallett repeats some of the stupid myths of medieval armies being unprofessional and lacking a "science of war", this book is very good overall.

it will make for some fine reading at work, thank you :coffee:

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