Pictures of German Life in the XVth, XVIth, and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.
CHAPTER II.
The Thirty Years' War. Life and Manners of the Soldiers (1618 to 1648)--Intermixture of nations--The camp; gambling; luxury; scarcity--Superstition--Vices--Camp language--The cartel--Booty--Partisan service and spies--Marauders--Oppression