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Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. List of Maps and Battle Plans xiv
5. List of Tables xvi
6. Note on Form xvii
7. The Habsburg Family Tree 1500–1665 xviii
8. Map of Central Europe xx
9. Note on Currencies xxii
10. Preface xxiii
11. Part one. Beginnings
12. 1 Introduction 3
13. 2 Trouble in the Heart of Christendom 12
14. 3 Casa d’Austria 49
15. 4 The Turkish War and its Consequences 76
16. 5 Pax Hispanica 116
17. 6 Dominium Maris Baltici 168
18. 7 From Rudolf to Matthias 1582–1612 197
19. 8 On the Brink? 239
20. Part two. Conflict
21. 9 The Bohemian Revolt 1618–20 269
22. 10 Ferdinand Triumphant 1621–4 314
23. 11 Olivares and Richelieu 362
24. 12 Denmark’s War against the Emperor 1625–9 385
25. 13 The Threat of European War 1628–30 424
26. 14 The Lion of the North 1630–2 459
27. 15 Without Gustavus 1633–4 512
28. 16 For the Liberty of Germany 1635–6 554
29. 17 Habsburg High Tide 1637–40 588
30. 18 In the Balance 1641–3 622
31. 19 Pressure to Negotiate 1644–5 671
32. 20 War or Peace 1646–8 709
33. Part three. Aftermath
34. 21 The Westphalian Settlement 751
35. 22 The Human and Material Cost 779
36. 23 Experiencing War 822
37. Abbreviations 853
38. Notes 855
39. Index 927
40. Pictures 998