Nantilus
The rise and fall of the swedish empire
"Between the years 1560 and 1721, the Swedes endeavored to turn the Baltic Sea into a Swedish lake. Generations of young men perished in a seemingly end less series of wars. How was it possible for an insignificant country on the outskirts of Europe, with small cities and a scant population, to...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | The rise and fall of the swedish empire / Patrik Nilsson |
| Édition : | Första upplagan |
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Stevali Fakta
, 2020 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (75 p.) |
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| Résumé : | "Between the years 1560 and 1721, the Swedes endeavored to turn the Baltic Sea into a Swedish lake. Generations of young men perished in a seemingly end less series of wars. How was it possible for an insignificant country on the outskirts of Europe, with small cities and a scant population, to de velop into a great power? Convinced that God was on their side, the army marched across the ice of a frozen sea to take the enemy by surprise. They challenged continental Europe's greatest generals on the battlefield. In the end, the enemy s superior numbers proved too great, and over one hundred years of empire building culminated in a long, desperate final battle." |
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| ISBN : | 978-1-9082-3335-6 |