Download or read book 1622 - The Battle of Höchst written by Markus Pfenninger and published by tredition. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.