The Thirty Years' War - 2nd Edition Author:Geoffrey Parker (Editor) The second edition of this classic work has been thoroughly revised, synthesizing the major work in the field, in all languages, up to the present day. Covering the horrors of the war, the contorted politics of the period and all the major figures, the new edition includes maps, a six-nation chronology, genealogies and an index which gives the b... more »irthdate and other pertinent facts about each person listed. It deals with all the major figures, including Wallenstein and Richelieu, Gustavus Adolphus and Tilly, the Winter King and the Habsburg emperors. For range and depth of coverage there is no other work like it. It has become the definitive book on the subject.« less