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Iron and Blood
A Military History of the German-speaking Peoples Since 1500
Buch von Peter H. Wilson
Sprache: Englisch

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*WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY*
*A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022*

'No one interested in the history of Europe can afford not to read this stupendous book' Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph

'Endlessly fascinating
... History has returned to Europe, and Iron and Blood is an excellent place to start getting reacquainted with it' The Times

From the acclaimed author of Europe's Tragedy and The Holy Roman Empire, a powerful account of German-speaking Europe through five centuries of military history


For most of its existence German-speaking Europe has been splintered into innumerable states - some substantial (such as Austria and Prussia) and some consisting of just a few Alpine meadows. Its military experience has also been extraordinarily varied: threatened and threatening; a mere buffer-zone, and a global threat.

Iron and Blood is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book. It encompasses five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, from the Rhine to the Balkan frontier, from Switzerland to the North Sea. Wilson's narrative considers everything from weapons development to recruitment to battlefield strategy. Germans' military impact on the rest of Europe has been immense. If there is one constant it has been the sense of being beset by seemingly more powerful enemies - France or Russia or Turkey - and the need to strike a rapid knockout blow to ensure a favourable result. Almost inevitably, this has in practice meant protracted, relentless and often unwinnable wars, and - in 1939-1945 - moral catastrophe.

The author of definitive books on the Holy Roman Empire and the Thirty Years War, Peter Wilson has with Iron and Blood written his masterpiece.

'Hugely impressive' Richard J. Evans, Times Literary Supplement

*WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY*
*A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022*

'No one interested in the history of Europe can afford not to read this stupendous book' Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph

'Endlessly fascinating
... History has returned to Europe, and Iron and Blood is an excellent place to start getting reacquainted with it' The Times

From the acclaimed author of Europe's Tragedy and The Holy Roman Empire, a powerful account of German-speaking Europe through five centuries of military history


For most of its existence German-speaking Europe has been splintered into innumerable states - some substantial (such as Austria and Prussia) and some consisting of just a few Alpine meadows. Its military experience has also been extraordinarily varied: threatened and threatening; a mere buffer-zone, and a global threat.

Iron and Blood is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book. It encompasses five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, from the Rhine to the Balkan frontier, from Switzerland to the North Sea. Wilson's narrative considers everything from weapons development to recruitment to battlefield strategy. Germans' military impact on the rest of Europe has been immense. If there is one constant it has been the sense of being beset by seemingly more powerful enemies - France or Russia or Turkey - and the need to strike a rapid knockout blow to ensure a favourable result. Almost inevitably, this has in practice meant protracted, relentless and often unwinnable wars, and - in 1939-1945 - moral catastrophe.

The author of definitive books on the Holy Roman Empire and the Thirty Years War, Peter Wilson has with Iron and Blood written his masterpiece.

'Hugely impressive' Richard J. Evans, Times Literary Supplement

Über den Autor
Peter H. Wilson
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 976
Inhalt: 1040 S.
ISBN-13: 9780241355565
ISBN-10: 0241355567
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 457980
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Wilson, Peter H.
Besonderheit: Unsere Aufsteiger
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Allen Lane
Maße: 238 x 161 x 60 mm
Von/Mit: Peter H. Wilson
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.10.2022
Gewicht: 1,582 kg
preigu-id: 121132097
Über den Autor
Peter H. Wilson
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 976
Inhalt: 1040 S.
ISBN-13: 9780241355565
ISBN-10: 0241355567
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 457980
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Wilson, Peter H.
Besonderheit: Unsere Aufsteiger
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Allen Lane
Maße: 238 x 161 x 60 mm
Von/Mit: Peter H. Wilson
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.10.2022
Gewicht: 1,582 kg
preigu-id: 121132097
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