Title: Wallenstein
Description: Albrecht Wallenstein was a legendary military commander and generalissimo of the Habsburg forces, yet was eventually assassinated on the orders of Emperor Ferdinand II. This accessible modern biography of Wallenstein for the English-speaking reader dispels the many historical myths surrounding this central character of the Thirty Years War.
Subjects: Generals, Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648, Biography, Nobility, History, Wallenstein, albrecht wenzel eusebius von, herzog von friedland, 1583-1634, Generals, biography, Czech republic, biography, Modern History, Europe, History—1492-, Central Europe, Military history, Literature
Places: Bohemia, Bohemia (Czech Republic), Czech Republic, Holy Roman Empire
People: Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein Herzog von Friedland (1583-1634)
Time periods: 1526-1618, 1618-1848, 1517-1648