The Siege of Stralsund (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Winston Maddox Publishing, 2026
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Paperback. What happens when an emperor's unchecked ambition collides with the unyielding iron of a single defiant city?In 1628, the Holy Roman Empire stood on the absolute precipice of total domination. Albrecht von Wallenstein, the mercenary genius who funded armies out of pocket and conquered entire duchies in months, marched north to seal the Baltic coast. Behind him stood Emperor Ferdinand II, eager to reverse decades of Protestant gains with a single stroke of a pen. Standing in their way was Stralsund-a coastal city that refused to bow, backed by the blood-soaked beaches of Wolgast and the looming menace of Scandinavian intervention.In The Siege of Stralsund, historian Winston Maddox delivers a uncompromising, deeply researched tactical and political autopsy of the crucial pivot point of the Thirty Years' War. This is not a distant, dry summary of dates and treaties. This book pulls you directly into the mud-drenched trenches of Pomerania, where matchlock muskets fouled in the sea damp, where pike blocks shattered against earthworks, and where the high political gambits of Vienna were paid for in the screams of infantrymen. You will sit in the council chambers with Ferdinand II as he drafts the catastrophic Edict of Restitution, and stand beside King Christian IV of Denmark as his military ambitions break against Wallenstein's iron discipline.Maddox meticulously breaks down how Wallenstein's rare, humiliating failure at Stralsund exposed the limits of Imperial power, and how the subsequent victory at Wolgast could not heal the strategic wound. By examining original operational accounts, diplomatic correspondence, and tactical maneuvers, The Siege of Stralsund demonstrates how Ferdinand's radical religious decree alienated his own allies and invited the terrifying intervention of Gustavus Adolphus.Can a war ever truly be won when the victor's ambition destroys the very peace they seek to enforce? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The Siege of Stralsund (Paperback)
- Author
- Winston Maddox
- Publisher
- Winston Maddox Publishing
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798235890121
What happens when an emperor's unchecked ambition collides with the unyielding iron of a single defiant city?
In 1628, the Holy Roman Empire stood on the absolute precipice of total domination. Albrecht von Wallenstein, the mercenary genius who funded armies out of pocket and conquered entire duchies in months, marched north to seal the Baltic coast. Behind him stood Emperor Ferdinand II, eager to reverse decades of Protestant gains with a single stroke of a pen. Standing in their way was Stralsund-a coastal city that refused to bow, backed by the blood-soaked beaches of Wolgast and the looming menace of Scandinavian intervention.
In The Siege of Stralsund, historian Winston Maddox delivers a uncompromising, deeply researched tactical and political autopsy of the crucial pivot point of the Thirty Years' War. This is not a distant, dry summary of dates and treaties. This book pulls you directly into the mud-drenched trenches of Pomerania, where matchlock muskets fouled in the sea damp, where pike blocks shattered against earthworks, and where the high political gambits of Vienna were paid for in the screams of infantrymen. You will sit in the council chambers with Ferdinand II as he drafts the catastrophic Edict of Restitution, and stand beside King Christian IV of Denmark as his military ambitions break against Wallenstein's iron discipline.
Maddox meticulously breaks down how Wallenstein's rare, humiliating failure at Stralsund exposed the limits of Imperial power, and how the subsequent victory at Wolgast could not heal the strategic wound. By examining original operational accounts, diplomatic correspondence, and tactical maneuvers, The Siege of Stralsund demonstrates how Ferdinand's radical religious decree alienated his own allies and invited the terrifying intervention of Gustavus Adolphus.
Can a war ever truly be won when the victor's ambition destroys the very peace they seek to enforce?
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