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The Warwolf (Hardback)

A Peasant Chronicle of the Thirty Years War

Military > Westholme

By Hermann Lons
Imprint: Westholme
Pages: 198
ISBN: 9781594160264
Published: 13th March 2014

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The Thirty Years War, fought between 1618 and 1648, was a ruthless struggle for political and religious control of central Europe. Engulfing most of present-day Germany, the war claimed at least ten million lives. The lengthy conflict was particularly hard on the general population, as thousands of undisciplined mercenaries serving Sweden, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and various German principalities, robbed, murdered, and pillaged communities; disease spread out of control and starvation became commonplace. In "The Warwolf", Hermann Lons' acclaimed historical novel, the tragedy and horrors of war in general, and these times in particular are revealed. "The Warwolf", based on the author's careful research, traces the life of Harm Wulf, a land-owning peasant farmer of the northern German heath who realizes after witnessing the murder of neighbours and family at the hands of marauding troops that he has a choice between compromising his morals or succumbing to inevitable torture and death. Despite his desire for peace, Wulf decides to band with his fellow farmers and live like "wolves," fiercely protecting their isolated communities from all intruders. Lons' brilliant portrayal of the two sides of any person who has faced a moral crisis - in Harm Wulf's case, whether to kill or be killed - continues to resonate. Originally published in 1910 and still in print in Germany, The Warwolf is available here for the first time in modern English.

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