The Thirty Years War

3.5 stars, but we round up in my family.

Just like the war itself, I began to flag around the 18 year mark and ended up limping along for awhile before I could properly rally.

One of the best parts of this book is the author's analyses, which were insightful and compelling.

One of the biggest hurdles was keeping track of all the names, but I discovered the X-ray feature on the Kindle lets you long-press a name and get a recap of who they are in the context of the book - extraordinarily helpful, and I used it constantly.

Overall, a very good read.