http://www.thecaveonline.com/APEH/thirtyyearswar.html First and Second in brief summary
http://www.pipeline.com/~cwa/TYWHome.htm
http://www.strategos.demon.co.uk/tywhome/
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/riley/787/30/ Arms of the War
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i think that the picture shows the real truth about the war. each side thought that they were the victors and the other side was cowed into sumbmission. each thopught they were right, but overall it was just a waste of time money and lives
The 30 Years War saw many different types of arms used in battle. They were using long arms, short arms, pike, and swords. I think this is because Europeans were experimenting with the development of more powerful ways to overpower other armies. New guns of several variations (in many cases) were becoming available. Once they were used, their flaws became clear, then improvements could be made. This was a pattern with most arms in the 30 Years War.
I did the reading from pipeline.com, and found it very helpful. Each of its sections were short and sweet, but had enough information in them as to not be too simple. I found that this reading helped be understande the major conflicts of the Thirty Years' War better. What I found the most interesting was that this reading also had a section, right after the Bohemian section called the Palesine phase of the war. Why was this phase not included in our original readings? Is it normally just considered a part of the Danish phase?
I was surprised by the reading on the strategoes site, how most of the countries involved in the 30 years war didnt' have faith it. From the begining alot of leaders didnt' think it would go well. I had also never thought about the countries leaders choosing sides based on politics and not solely on religion. At the end of the war I suppose most countries got what they wanted, but they were exhausted from fighting and over spending. Their countrys' were in worse financial shape and had less people to help get the countries back on their feet.
*brianna samyn wrote the comment above
The article about the arms used the the Thirty Years' War was very interesting. I found the Puffer Pistol especially fun to read about. It was cool to see how they developed new types of weapons after seeing which ones were most effective in different situations. The way they chose different weapons based on the type of fight, cost, ease of use, and other criteria is exactly what armies do to this day with modern weapons.
Reading about the arms used in the 30 years war was very interesting. It was obvious that their seemed to be a large focus on muskets. With the muskets there was constant advancements being made as new and also more efficient models were made. Training with the weapons became a constant practice. However, other weapons were still being used. Without the bayonet the pike was an essential part of the military to protect the musketeers. Also it was still standard to supply each solider with a sword but no training was given except possibly by a commanding officer. All of this was very interesting to see the advancements in technology and how it affected warfare.
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