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Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

Samuel Rawson Gardiner remains a respected source on the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which began as a civil conflict between Protestant princes and the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II. Lack of unity on both sides, soon drew in outside powers and the war became a struggle for European dominance. In this short book, Gardiner describes the famous battles and the daring generals: Mansfeld and Wallenstein, Tilly and Gustavus Adolphus, Bernard and Turenne. While, behind the scenes, working through secret subsidies and wily diplomacy, frail, indomitable Cardinal Richelieu gained control of crucial supply lines, crippling Austria and Spain, and setting the stage for the golden age of France. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Year of Publication: 1889Genres: Early Modern , War & Military , Christianity - Other , Political Science

Running Time: 08 hours 10 minutes 08 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Ch. 1: Causes of the Thirty Years' War, Section 1: Political Institutions of Germany (1440-1517) Pamela Nagami	14:07
2	Ch. 1, Section 2: Protestantism in Germany (1517-1570) Pamela Nagami	11:03
3	Ch. 1, Section 3: Reaction Against Protestantism (1570-1596) Pamela Nagami	4:57
4	Ch. 1, Section 4: Three Parties and Three Leaders (1596-1612) Pamela Nagami	17:43
5	Ch. 2: The Bohemian Revolution, Section 1: The House of Austria and its Subjects (1600-1618) Pamela Nagami	12:09
6	Ch. 2, Section 2: The Revolution at Prague (March-May 1618) Pamela Nagami	5:21
7	Ch. 2, Section 3: The War in Bohemia (May 1618-February 1619) Pamela Nagami	7:59
8	Ch. 2, Section 4: Ferdinand on his Defence (March-November, 1619) Pamela Nagami	8:31
9	Ch. 3: Imperialist Victories in Bohemia and the Palatinate, Section 1: The Attack upon Frederick (November 1619-January 1621) Pamela Nagami	16:05
10	Ch. 3, Section 2: The War in the Upper Palatinate (January-October 1621) Pamela Nagami	8:12
11	Ch. 3, Section 3: Frederick's Allies (October 1621-May 1622) Pamela Nagami	13:21
12	Ch. 3, Section 4: The Fight for the Lower Palatinate (April-July 1622) Pamela Nagami	7:29
13	Ch. 4: Mansfeld and Christian in North Germany, Section 1: Mansfeld's March into the Netherlands (July-November 1622) Pamela Nagami	8:23
14	Ch. 4, Section 2: Christian of Brunswick in Lower Saxony (November 1622-August 1623) Pamela Nagami	5:05
15	Ch. 4, Section 3: Danger of the Lower Saxon Circle (August-December 1623) Pamela Nagami	5:11
16	Ch. 4, Section 4: England and France (October 1623-August 1624) Pamela Nagami	7:08
17	Ch. 4: Section 5: Rise of Richelieu (August 1624-September 1625) Pamela Nagami	12:14
18	Ch. 5: Intervention of the King of Denmark, Section 1: Christian IV and Gustavus Adolphus (1624) Pamela Nagami	13:01
19	Ch. 5, Section 2: English Diplomacy (August 1624-July 1625) Pamela Nagami	7:41
20	Ch. 5, Section 3: Wallenstein's Armament (July 1625-February 1626) Pamela Nagami	14:54
21	Ch. 5, Section 4: Defeat of Mansfeld and Christian IV (February-August 1626) Pamela Nagami	8:09
22	Ch. 6: Stralshund and Rochelle, Section 1: Fresh Successes of Wallenstein (August 1626-October 1627) Pamela Nagami	10:47
23	Ch. 6, Section 2: Resistance to Wallenstein in the Empire (October 1627-February 1628) Pamela Nagami	11:25
24	Ch. 6, Section 3: The Siege of Stralsund (August-February 1628) Pamela Nagami	6:55
25	Ch. 6, Section 4: The Siege of Rochelle (1625-1628) Pamela Nagami	12:55
26	Ch. 7: The Edict of Restitution, Section 1: Oppression of the Protestants (March 1628-May 1629) Pamela Nagami	9:17
27	Ch. 7, Section 2: French Intervention in Italy (1628-1630) Pamela Nagami	7:47
28	Ch. 7, Section 3: Wallenstein Deprived of his Command (March 1629-September 1630) Pamela Nagami	11:44
29	Ch. 7, Section 4: The Swedes Establish Themselves on the Coast of the Baltic (July 1630-January 1631) Pamela Nagami	5:44
30	Ch. 7, Section 5: The Fall of Magdeburg (January-May 1631) Pamela Nagami	11:14
31	Ch. 8: The Victories of Gustavus Adolphus, Section 1: Alliance between the Swedes and the Saxons (June-September 1631) Pamela Nagami	6:39
32	Ch. 8, Section 2: Battle of Breitenfeld (September 1631) Pamela Nagami	13:52
33	Ch. 8, Section 3: March of Gustavus into South Germany (October 1631-May 1632) Pamela Nagami	9:51
34	Ch. 8, Section 4: Wallenstein's Restoration to Command (September 1631-June 1632) Pamela Nagami	11:06
35	Ch. 8, Section 5: Struggle between Gustavus and Wallenstein (June-October 1632) Pamela Nagami	9:18
36	Ch. 8, Section 6: The Battle of Lützen (October-November 1632) Pamela Nagami	9:48
37	Ch. 9: The Death of Wallenstein and the Treaty of Prague, Section 1: French Influence in Germany (November 1632-April 1633) Pamela Nagami	10:16
38	Ch. 9, Section 2: Wallenstein's Attempt to Dictate Peace (April-December 1633) Pamela Nagami	10:01
39	Ch. 9, Section 3: Resistance to Wallenstein's Plans (January-February 1634) Pamela Nagami	6:17
40	Ch. 9, Section 4: Assassination of Wallenstein (February 1634) Pamela Nagami	8:47
41	Ch. 9, Section 5: Imperialist Victories and the Treaty of Prague (February 1634-May 1635) Pamela Nagami	13:51
42	Ch. 10: The Preponderance of France, Section 1: Open Intervention of France (May 1635) Pamela Nagami	7:45
43	Ch. 10, Section 2: Spanish Successes (May 1635-December 1637) Pamela Nagami	6:17
44	Ch. 10, Section 3: The Struggle for Alsace (January 1638-July 1639) Pamela Nagami	4:14
45	Ch. 10, Section 4: French Successes (July 1639-December 1642) Pamela Nagami	9:03
46	Ch. 10, Section 5: Aims and Character of Richelieu (December 1642-May 1643) Pamela Nagami	8:37
47	Ch. 10, Section 6: More French Victories (May 1643-August 1645) Pamela Nagami	8:56
48	Ch. 11: The End of the War, Section 1: Turenne's Strategy (June 1645-October 1648) Pamela Nagami	8:58
49	Ch. 11, Section 2: The Treaty of Westphalia (October 1648) Pamela Nagami	8:46
50	Ch. 11, Section 3: Condition of Germany Pamela Nagami	8:37
51	Ch. 11, Section 4: Continuance of the War between France and Spain (1648-1660) Pamela Nagami	12:38