Author was a soldier in the Thirty Years War - so this book is quite unique in providing an authentic voice.
The first part of the book famously describes some of the horrors of that conflict, but it turns out that most of the book goes elsewhere - the protagonist is a bit of a roustabout. Relevant to the war - participants switching sides; way too much wanton cruelty; the difficulty of separating war from brigandage.
Entertaining, but not as interesting as expected.
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