Copey und Abtruck Mandati dess durchleuchtigsten, grossmächtigsten Fürsten und Herrn, Herrn Gustavi Adolphi

Step into the heart of the Thirty Years' War as King Gustavus Adolphus battles a secondary enemy: the 'insolence and excesses' of his own soldiers. This primary source reveals the desperate struggle to maintain military discipline and protect the starving peasantry while uncovering the legal fallout of the tragic destruction of Magdeburg.