The story of Lutzen, one of the most famous battles of the cataclysmic Thirty Years' War - how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean

Peter H. Wilson is Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford, having worked previously at the universities of Newcastle, Sunderland, and Hull, where he was Professor of History. He has also been a visiting fellow at the University of Münster. His books include Europe's Tragedy. A History of the Thirty Years War (2009), which received the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History in 2011, and most recently The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History (2016).

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Context


• 3: Campaign


• 4: Battle


• 5: Military Legacy


• 6: Political and Cultural Legacy


• 7: Conclusion


• Appendix: Orders of battle


• Bibliography


• Index