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Tag: sweden

February 9, 2022

Review: Swedish defensive fortress warfare in the Great Northern War 1702-1710, Ulf Sundberg

Rating: 4 out of 5 Mr Sundberg’s published dissertation looks into how Sweden failed in its preeminent task: that of fortifying it’s borders for…

October 15, 2021

Review: The Army of Gustavus Adolphus (1), Richard Brzezinski

Rating: 3 out of 5 These old Ospreys are tough to assess: they generally get the job done, but they are rarely pretty; yet,…

March 6, 2021

Arvustus: Domus Belli, Margus Laidre

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Suursaadik Laidre suurtöö on oma mahult peaaegu hoomamatu. Üle sajandi pikkust perioodi kajastav ajalugu kirjeldab detailselt Vana-Liivimaa purustamist ning sellele…

October 13, 2020

Daugavgrīva

Swedish Livonia lasted for less than a century, and Swedish rule managed to fortify this important overseas territory less than its other provinces. Indeed,…

October 16, 2019

Review: Poltava 1709, Angus Konstam

Rating: 3 out of 5 I decided to read this because I had just finished Peter Englund’s far longer and more descriptive overview of…

October 16, 2019

Arvustus: Poltaava, Peter Englund

Hinnang: 5 / 5 Poltaava lahingust on vähemalt koolipingis kuulnud enamik eestlasi. Lühidalt, 28. juuni 1709 hommikul rivistus Karl XII armee ööpimeduses, lootusega üllatada…

February 3, 2019

Arvustus: Eesti feldmarssalid, Andres Adamson

Hinnang: 3/5 Võttes raamatu algselt kätte, oli mul tunne, et tegu võiks olla lühidalt hariva looga, mis heidab pilgu Eestimaal (ja Liivi- ja Kuramaal)…

July 24, 2018

Review: Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman

Rating: 3 out of 5 I thought this was average at best. It wasn’t that the stories are bad — I know them from…

April 25, 2018

Ordensburg Keikael (Keila)

An ordensburg is much the same as a bischofsburg, just for the Order and not a Bishop. The Order in this case is the…

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