The Great Northern War

The Fall of Sweden's Empire

von Adrian E. Markham

298 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Great Northern War: The Fall of Sweden's Empire by Adrian E. Markham tells the story of the conflict that transformed Northern Europe and brought Sweden's age as a great power to an end. From the stunning Swedish victory at Narva to the frozen battlefields of Russia, Poland, Saxony, the Baltic provinces, and Norway, the book follows Charles XII and the armies that fought across more than two decades of war.

Markham examines the campaigns that made the Carolean army one of Europe's most feared fighting forces, the struggle against Peter the Great, the invasion of Russia, and the catastrophe at Poltava. As Sweden fought to preserve its Baltic empire, Russia built new armies, captured fortresses, founded St. Petersburg, and steadily shifted the balance of power in the north. The war continued through exile, invasion, naval conflict, and Charles XII's final campaign in Norway.

Drawing on contemporary accounts, military records, and the political world of early eighteenth-century Europe, The Great Northern War reveals a struggle that reached far beyond the battlefield. It is a vivid account of ambition, endurance, military transformation, and imperial decline, tracing how Sweden lost its position as the dominant power of the Baltic and how Russia emerged to reshape the future of Northern Europe.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174055612
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2026
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Independently published