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The 'Lion of the North', King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, was one of the major players in the Thirty Years War of 1618-48. In 1630 Gustavus - the last champion of the Protestants - crushed the Catholics at Breitenfeld in a victory widely viewed as the fulfillment of a prophecy foretelling the defeat of the eagle (the German Emperor's emblem) by a golden lion. Killed in battle at L???tzen only two years later, Gustavus nevertheless won fame for his technical and tactical innovations. The first of two volumes, this book ...

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The Army of Gustavus Adolphus (1): Infantry 1991, Osprey Publishing (UK), New York

ISBN-13: 9780850459975

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