Iron and Blood

A Military History of the German-speaking Peoples Since 1500

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<p><b>*WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY*</b><br><b>*A<i> DAILY TELEGRAPH </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022*</b><br><br><b>'No one interested in the history of Europe can afford not to read this stupendous book' Simon Heffer, <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br><i>Iron and Blood </i>is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book, encompassing 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>The author of definitive books on the Holy Roman Empire and the Thirty Years War, Peter Wilson has with <i>Iron and Blood </i>written his masterpiece.<br><br><b>'Hugely impressive' Richard J. Evans,<i> Times Literary Supplement</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780141988887

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 134 x 45 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)