Swedish Empire: The Forgotten Realm of the 17th and 18th Centuries

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

The hammers of Swedish blacksmiths rang out across the iron-rich valleys of Bergslagen as King Gustav Vasa's master craftsmen worked day and night to forge the cannons that would transform a peripheral Scandinavian kingdom into one of Europe's most formidable military powers. The year was 1540, and Sweden was emerging from centuries of Danish domination with a burning determination to never again submit to foreign rule. The massive bronze cannon...