The Lion of the North: Gustavus Adolphus and the 30 Years’ War

The Thirty Year’s War began with Protestants revolting against Catholic domination in Bohemia, an historical region in today’s Czech Republic.

Gustavus Adolphus joined the fight late in the game, but headed the formidable Swedish military machine that many Catholic armies fell before.

Gustavus has been considered as great a general as Alexander the Great, and he animated his armies by example, exceeding all other armies in tactics, organization, and arms.

Our Hero, Malcolm Graham, is a Scotsman fighting under Gustavus.  He meets other leaders, Mackay, Hepburn, and Munro, goes undercover as a clock maker, confronts rebellions peasants, and marries the lovely and gracious Thelka.

Chapter Titles and Times:

1. The Invitation                                    27:27
2. Shipwrecked                                     25:16
3. Sir John Hepburn                              28:32
4. New Brandenburg                             26:28
5. Marauders                                         23:44
6. The Attack on the Village                   24:59
7. A Quiet Time                                      24:50
8. The Siege of Mansfeld                       26:32
9. The Battle of Breitenfeld                    26:22
10. The Passage of the Rhine                 26:53
11. The Capture of Oppenheim               25:42
12. The Passage of the Lech                  26:06
13. Captured by the Peasants                26:58
14. In the Church Tower                          24:50
15. A Timely Rescue                               28:39
16. The Siege of Nuremberg                   27:40
17. The Death of Gustavus                     25:41
18. Wounded                                          18:45
19. A Pause in Hostilities                        18:06
20. Friends in Trouble                             26:35
21. Flight                                                 29:07
22. The Conspiracy                                24:31
23. The Murder of Wallenstein               25:43
24. Malcolm’s Escape                            25:57
25. Nortlingen                                         20:31

Total Listening Time: 10 hrs 36 mins