Alexander Leslie and the Scottish Generals of the Thirty Years' War, 1618–1648

Download or read book Alexander Leslie and the Scottish Generals of the Thirty Years' War, 1618–1648 written by Alexia Grosjean and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Marshal Alexander Leslie was the highest ranking commander from the British Isles to serve in the Thirty Years’ War. Though Leslie’s life provides the thread that runs through this work, the authors use his story to explore the impacts of the Thirty Years’ War, the British Civil Wars and the age of Military Revolution.