Gustavus v Wallenstein

"…offers an interesting insight on his (the author''s) two protagonists, namely their (differing) experience of conflict in Eastern Europe." - The Journal of Military History The conflict, personal rivalry and contrast in personality, generalship and command, between the two iconic commanders in the Thirty Years War, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden for the Protestant powers, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland. More than just commanders at the tactical level they were statesmen, military organizers and strategists on a continental scale. Both commanders represented the 17th-century ''military revolution in action''. The writing is vivid, graphic and detailed, without overloading, and readers can feel ''involved'' in the action, from strategic planning to battlefield tactics, and even the melee. Both generals are titanic figures come, and their respective deaths - Gustavus heroically in battle and Wallenstein, murdered with the Emperor''s compliance – were dramatic