Geoffrey Parker, Simon Adams, Gerhard Benecke, Richard J. Bonney, John H. Elliot, R.J.W. Evans, Christopher R. Friedrichs ,Bodo Nischan, E. Ladewig Petersen, Michael Roberts

Illustrations, Contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, Conventions, Chronology, I EUROPE BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE, 1555-1618, II THE INDECISIVE WAR, 1618-1629, III THE HABSBURGS VICTORIOUS, IV TOTAL WAR, V COUNTDOWN TO PEACE, Maps, Abbreviations, Notes, Bibliographical essay (by Geoffrey Parker, incorporating material supplied by the contributors), Index of authors, General index

This thoroughly revised new edition of Geoffrey Parker's classic text incorporates the latest research about this central episode of early modern history. `Judicious, lively, enlightening.' - Times Literary Supplement