After the Deluge: Poland-Lithuania and the Second Northern War, 1655 1660
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History Series)
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The Swedish invasion of 1655, known to Poles ever since as the 'Swedish deluge', provoked the political and military collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the second-largest state in Europe. Robert Frost examines the reasons for Poland's fall and the conduct of the war by the Polish government, and addresses the crucial question of why, despite widespread recognition of the shortcomings of the political system, subsequent attempts at reform failed. War has long been seen as crucial to the development of more effective systems of government in Europe during the seventeenth century, but studies usually concentrate on states which responded successfully to the challenges. Much can be learned from those that failed, and the paucity of English-language material on this important conflict means that After the Deluge will appeal to a broad audience among historians of Poland, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, and early modern Europe in general.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521420083
ISBN13:9780521420082
Release Date:March 1993
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:236 Pages
Weight:1.14 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Related Subjects
17th Century Eastern Europe History Ireland Lithuania Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Poland Russia Scandinavia SwedenCustomer Reviews
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