Peter Englund

Broschiertes Buch

The Battle That Shook Europe

Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire

Beschreibung

The Battle of Poltava, 1709, marks the birth of the Tsar's vast Russian Empire. In 1700, seeking to open Russian trade routes to the West, the Tsar combined with Denmark, Saxony and Poland to attack Swedish hegemony in the North. Against the odds, King Charles XII of Sweden subdued the hostile coalition for nearly a decade.

Autor

Peter Englund is Professor of History at Uppsala University, Sweden's oldest and most prestigious seat of learning. He is heavily involved in the international media and has worked as a war correspondent in Afghanistan and the Balkans. He has recently been elected to the Swedish Academy, responsible for awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature. His bestselling The Battle that Shook Europe is recognised as the definitive work on the subject, and an international classic of the genre.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 287
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 136mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9781780764764
• ISBN-10: 1780764766
• Artikelnr.: 36772853