Thirty Years' War

A History from Beginning to End

De: Hourly History

Narrado por: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith

If you had to name the most destructive conflicts in human history, you likely wouldn’t put the Thirty Years’ War near the top of that list, but in fact, this conflict resulted in more than eight million fatalities throughout Europe. The war, which began as a religious conflict, was fought between 1618 and 1648. It resulted in widespread destruction, and it bankrupted the majority of the powers involved.

The Thirty Years’ War began when Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II was elected, and he began to impose religious uniformity - Catholicism - throughout Central Europe. That caused a revolt on the part of Protestant communities, and before long, the conflict began to draw in many other European powers on one side or the other. Once the dust settled, there was an enduring mistrust of the “other” throughout Europe, and the first witch hunts had begun.

For such a destructive war, the Thirty Years’ War is not well-known, and yet it changed the geopolitical face of Europe as well as the role of religion and nation-states in society. This audiobook tells the compelling story of the Thirty Years’ War.

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Concise and Complete

There are several excellent books about the Thirty Years  War. They are both more detailed, scholarly and much longer and thicker. 

This book is not meant to compete with them  This is a very good concise overview of the subject.  It hits all the high points , explains the causes and conclusion of the conflict.  If someone wanted a concise explanation of the conflict I would not hesitate recommending this book

The only slight drawback  in the book is the narrator.  He is ok. I only wish  the narrator selected was a bit more dynamic. 

overly simple

you can get all the from a YouTube video not very detailed like at all save you money and listen to a podcast about it