{"product_id":"the-thirty-years-war-1618-1648-the-first-global-war-and-the-end-of-habsburg-supremacy-9781526775757","title":"The Thirty Years War, 1618 - 1648: The First Global War and the end of Habsburg Supremacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Defenestration of Prague triggered the Thirty Years War, a global conflict involving Habsburg Spain, the Dutch Republic, England, Transylvania, Denmark, Sweden, and Richelieu's France. It was a war of attrition and an epic story of remarkable individuals, including Imperial General Wallenstein, warrior King Gustavus, Count Olivarez, and Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin. The Treaties of Westphalia followed the war, changing the global balance of power and accelerating the transformation of the European continent from a dynastic world to a modern European order. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 February 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Defenestration of Prague, a coup d'état orchestrated by Protestant Bohemian nobles against Hapsburg Emperor officials, ignited the Thirty Years War. Initially a localized political and religious dispute in Germany, this conflict escalated into a European and global affair when Habsburg Spain intervened in support of their Holy Roman Emperor relative. Spanish Habsburg revanchist ambitions, directed by the Spanish Count of Olivarez, aligned with the Habsburg Emperor's counter-reformation ambitions. Following the Bohemian defeat at the White Mountain in 1620, the war expanded as the Dutch Republic, England, Transylvania, Denmark, Sweden, and Richelieu's France joined forces to challenge Habsburg hegemony and restore balance power. Extensive fighting unfolded across the globe, as the Dutch and English sought to undermine the Spanish Habsburg's global monopoly. These colonial wars played a significant role in the Iberian revolutions, ultimately bringing down the Habsburg Imperium. Professor Charles Boxer referred to it as the \"first world war.\" This war was marked by tragic attrition but also by the remarkable stories of individuals such as Imperial General Wallenstein, warrior King Gustavus, devious Count Olivarez, and the masters of international intrigue, realpolitik, and diplomacy—Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin. Among these figures, Lennart Torstensson, a lesser-known military genius, emerged as a decisive victor. The Treaties of Westphalia marked the aftermath of this war, which not only altered the global power balance but also expedited the transformation of the European continent over thirty years. This transformation shifted the continent from a world dominated by dynasties and the medieval concept of United Christendom to a more modern and decentralized entity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781526775757\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Pike","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44101083824378,"sku":"9781526775757","price":25.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1675424047300_book.jpg?v=1675893310","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-thirty-years-war-1618-1648-the-first-global-war-and-the-end-of-habsburg-supremacy-9781526775757","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}