The 30 Years' War seems very far in the past nowadays. Yet it had a decisive impact on Germany
from language to collective psychology. The Battle of Höchst in 1622 was decisive for the
further course of the war.Based on extensive research in original sources the events
surrounding the battle are reconstructed in detail. The richly illustrated book also describes
the society and everyday life of the people in the 17th century. Above all it is an exciting
story of war looting and megalomania but also of great strategic skill personal courage and
civic heroism that is worth telling.
