The Thirty Years' War 1618–1648More than three and a half centuries have passed since the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War (1618 48), but this most devastating of wars in the early modern period continues to capture the imagination of readers. This book reveals why. In this accessible, concise guide, Richard Bonney explains one of the first wars where contemporaries stressed the importance of atrocities, the horrors of the fighting, and also the sufferings of the