"This book is a remarkable piece of work. It takes on issues at the very forefront of research and makes them accessible and important. I would have anyone interested in the Thirty Years War start here."
— Theodore Rabb, Princeton University "This volume provides a rich collection of primary sources complete with valuable background and introductions. It distinguishes itself from other sourcebooks by treating a wide variety of wartime experiences and very different aspects of the war. The richness of the material and the range of selections put this collection in a category by itself." — Sigrun Haude, University of Cincinnati "This volume's thematic approach — the war 'up close' — is extremely promising. By bringing the experience of early modern warfare and of religiously motivated civil conflict into stark view, it will be both engaging and valuable pedagogically." — Randolph Head, University of California, Riverside