The Lion from the North: Volume 1, The Swedish Army of Gustavus Adolphus, 1618-1632

The book describes and analyses the early modern Swedish army, with a particular emphasis on the reforms introduced by King Gustavus Adolphus before and during the Thirty Years War. Furthermore, the book expands our understanding of the Swedish army during the Thirty Years War by also focusing on its operations on the eastern front, against Russian and Polish opponents, and not only on the better—known operations in Germany against the Catholic League and the Holy Roman Empire. Sweden had a...