Gustav Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) was the
Swedish king whose intervention in the
Thirty Years’ War was instrumental in preventing
Roman Catholic forces from
crushing the Lutheran Church.
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Gustavus Adoluphus was prominently featured in Dodge's Great Captain's series, which still available in reprint from Greenhill (I think) and De Capo. Strictly a military study, King Gustav is referred to as the father of Modern Warefare, and is credited with advancing the art of war by a degree not known since the time of Julius Caesar. He was a revolutionary military organizer and tactician.
ReplyDeleteGustavus Adolphus: A History of the Art of War from its Revival After the Middle Ages to the End of the Spanish Succession War, with a Detailed Account of the Campaigns of the Great Swede, and the Most Famous Campaigns of Turenne, Conde, Eugene and Marlborough
Yes, that's a long title...
Freddy Finkelstein