A detailed but highly readable narrative of battles, many of which are virtually unknown today. The author was one of the better known English military historians of the nineteenth century.

Excerpt from The Battle-Fields of Germany, From the Outbreak of the Thirty Years' War to the Battle of Blenheim: With Maps and One Plan Habsburg, began their long struggle for predominance. That struggle was still undecided when the Old order of things in Europe was swept away by the wave of the French Revolution. Whilst, then, the history of the battles of that epoch would form the second, that of the battles of the epoch subsequent to the year 1789 would form the third, series, of the subject which constitutes the major title of this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Road to War series are travel guides to explore the battlefields of Europe, from the Romans through WWII. Volume III, Part 1 Germany is focused on the battlefields and related history of Germany from Roman Era through the Middle Ages, which includes over 30 color maps, 600 plus places to visit with geo coordinates and dozens of photos. Each chapter contains a detailed summary of battles, tactics and most importantly places to see. The places to see have descriptions and geo-coordinates for the traveler to use in their planning. Finally, each battle has an associated map and photos highlighting where the battle took place to include formations and angles of attacks.