The Thirty Years War
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The Thirty Years War
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Narrated by:
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Charlton Griffin
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C. V. Wedgwood
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Initially, the Thirty Years War was precipitated in 1618 by religious conflicts between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire. But the conflict soon spread beyond religion to encompass the internal politics and balance of power within the Empire, and then later to the other European powers. By the end, it became simply a dynastic struggle between Bourbon France and Habsburg Spain. And almost all of it was fought out in Germany. After 30 years of conflict, entire regions of Germany and Bohemia were depopulated and destroyed by marching armies, fire, famine, and disease. It bankrupted most of the participants while leaving thousands of German villages, towns, and even cities in smoldering ruin.
Because of the political and geographical complexity of the early 17th century, an understanding of The Thirty Years War can be difficult to grasp in the beginning. Listeners will be rewarded by patience. As an aid to comprehension, we recommend the online Wikipedia article "The Thirty Years War" for maps and overviews of the geography, principle leaders, and major battles.
Total running time: 19 hours and 48 minutes. Narrator: Charlton Griffin. ©1938 Estate of C. V. Wedgwood (P)2012 Audio ConnoisseurListeners also enjoyed...
It’s Prague not Prog FFS!!!
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The emphasis on the personality traits of the named participants detracts from the excitement. The constant judgemental statements, perhaps a feature of the age of writing, are maybe to be expected but still irritating. The constant action is compelling. Interesting times that I hope are not repeated in my lifetime.
Edwardian thriller
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The narrator has been the subject of criticism in the comments. I don't feel this is entirely deserved. He is very dramatic which at first can be a touch jarring, however, once you are a few hours in to it, his reading lends an excellent feel to the gravity of certain situations. Particularly once the war really picks up steam.
I can not recommend this highly enough.
The best book and a good narrator
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It is a bit of a bombardment of information, but I knew next to nothing of this time period and now feel I have a much better grasp of it, but more importantly, I find I'm now much more interested in it!
If you enjoy history and have an interest in war and all of its effects on country and population, I 100% recommend this book!
Outstanding
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She retains the narrative sweep and pace throughout while still writing a serious history.The audiobook is ruined by the narrator with truly absurd pronunciation ( presumably Prog is Prague !!) and the wholly superfluous music and WEEPING !! at the start of later chapters.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Thirty Years War?
There are many, essentially the anecdotal touches of detail which a more "serious" book might eschew.Would you be willing to try another one of Charlton Griffin’s performances?
Definitely not.If this book were a film would you go see it?
Unless the narrator was acting in it.Still the best book on Thirty Years War
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