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30YearsWar #62: The Great Showdown

Aug 04, 202233 min
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Since my laptop died, I would REALLY appreciate your support in getting a new one. RIP my twelve year old lappy!


After so many years of cold war, finally, by 1635, France and Spain were destined to face each other in the battle - and what a battle it was! As defensive and offensive plans collided, and each side verged from crisis to stability and back to crisis again, the world shivered with nervous excitement. This was a test for the ages, a great power confrontation like no other, which would dramatically affect the future of the continent. Would it Richelieu's France, or Olivares' Spain? There could be only one.


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