The Thirty Years War
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The Thirty Years War
| Author | C. V. Wedgwood |
|---|---|
| Published | 1938 |
| Pages | 543 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Wedgwood’s 1938 narrative of the war that wrecked central Europe — written on the eve of the next one, and explicit that the conflict settled nothing anyone had fought for. Her verdict, that it was a meaningless war, is the reason the book still gets argued with. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — listed as “The Thirty Years War by C.V. Wedgwood” in the replies when he asked on X “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. Full list: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
- On Patrick Collison’s Bookshelf — Patrick Collison’s catalog of the physical books he owns (unflagged). Saved in Kyle’s April 19th, 2020 Roam daily note.
Connections
- Christianity — confessional politics as the war’s pretext and its fuel.
- Geopolitics — the Westphalian settlement that came out of it.
- History
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
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