num_pages: 298
description: A reprint of Wagner's classic study of the 30 Year's War periodThe Thirty Years War which encompassed the entire European continent was one of the great watersheds of European history. It was a war which involved religious political and economic contentions. And it was one which changed the face of Europe irreversibly.European Weapons and Warfare 1618-1648 is a minutely-detailed survey of the armies of this extraordinary period. It discusses the developments in strategy and organization and demonstrates these with full diagrams. The techniques of hand-to-hand combat together with edged weapons hand guns artillery and fortifications are clearly illustrated with drawings taken from contemporary pictures and engravings or specially drawn from museum collections. New military ideas emerged in Sweden with King Gustavus II who personally built up a powerful well trained and well-armed military force and these developments spread rapidly during the Thirty Years War being of great importance too during Englands Civil War. All of the many nations who took part in the Thirty Years War are examined here  their armor and weapons their military techniques and the organization of their armies.
language: English
title: European Weapons and Warfare 1618 - 1648
publisher: Winged Hussar Publishing