Illustrations, Contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, Conventions, Chronology, I EUROPE BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE, 1555-1618, II THE INDECISIVE WAR, 1618-1629, III THE HABSBURGS VICTORIOUS, IV TOTAL WAR, V COUNTDOWN TO PEACE, Maps, Abbreviations, Notes, Bibliographical essay (by Geoffrey Parker, incorporating material supplied by the contributors), Index of authors, General index
Geoffrey Parker, Simon Adams, Gerhard Benecke, Richard J. Bonney, John H. Elliot, R.J.W. Evans, Christopher R. Friedrichs ,Bodo Nischan, E. Ladewig Petersen, Michael Roberts
..."with this book as our guide, we are now in a position to
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whole."
-"History Today
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