The rise and fall of the Swedish empire
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Medverkande | |
Förlag | Stevali Fakta |
Genre | Historia och arkeologi |
Format | Inbunden |
Språk | Engelska |
Antal sidor | 75 |
Vikt | 342 gr |
Utgiven | 2021-09-09 |
SAB | Kc.4 |
ISBN | 9781908233356 |
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 endless series of wars.
How was it possible for an insignificant country on the outskirts of Europe, with small cities and a scant population, to develop 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.