The Thirty Years' War” by Geoffrey Parker

Join us over food and drinks to discuss the book, “The Thirty Years' War” by Geoffrey Parker. Description of book: The thirty years war was the most destructive war ever to occur to German speaking people even surpassing the destruction of the second world war. This book offers an unrivalled survey of a central period in European history. Drawing on a huge body of source material from different languages and countries throughout Europe, it provides a clear and comprehensive narrative and analytical account of the subject. It has established itself as the classic text with reviewers, students and the general reader. Written with great clarity and liveliness, the book brings alive the period in all its aspects. It covers the horrors of the war and the contorted politics of the period. It deals with all the major figures, including Wallerstein and Richelieu, Gustavus Adolphus and Tilly, the Winter King and the Habsburg emperors. For range and depth of coverage there is no other work like it. It has become the definitive book on the subject. Look for the group with lights and a sign.