Firearms and equipment of the Thirty Years War

This is an interesting site with lots of information about guns (in English) and other things such as photos of reenactments of the period and much more.

Wallenstein

Someone who has recently been revived with a new statue at the Czech senate after a successful exhibition is Wallenstein - this is the first part of a German documentary on the man. There are quite a few different episodes of this series up on Youtube - search Dreißigjähriger Krieg for all the episodes.

Alatriste

Well you knew in my search for tercios and cuirassiers I'd finish up with this clip from the recent movie which I think depicts French cavalry at Rocroi and the Spanish tercios.

I know my Pappenheimers

From here

Searching Pappenheim yields all manner of repro swords and burgonets.

Abb. 2: Der Kürassierharnisch, ein so genannter Pappenheimer, vom Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts: Heute unvorstellbar, dass die Kavallerie der Kürassiere in diesen 25 kg schweren Rüstungen kämpfen konnte. Wehe, wenn ein weniger kostbar gepanzerter Soldat verwundet war! An Krankenpflege war in den seltensten Fällen zu denken.
Fotos: Jürgen Gebhardt

Museum of the Thirty Years War

More Bila Hora

Been looking around the web to find out more about this event so if any of you want to go there next year either as a spectator or participant you might know who to get in touch with. This webpage is useful Projekt Bílá hora 1620 and this page which has links to loads of galleries and videos.

Jacques Callot

One of my favourite artists depicting the 30 Years War is the great French engraver Jacques Callot

His series on the miseries of war are a treasure and his camp scenes masterful.
They are full of detail easily ignored such as the strip of cloth seen here on the tip of the pike that prevented rain and blood running down the pike shaft.

30 Years War in 1/32

Since the appearance of a Call to Arms' Hazlerigg's Lobsters (see pic) - ideal for conversion into Pappenheimers - the idea of doing this period in this medium is tempting. But apart from a Call to Arms ECW what else is there? Replicants do a pretty good range of ECW 1/32 including pikemen and musketeers dismounted harquebusiers and personalities - ideal for this sort of thing - maybe not a full scale battle but for skirmishes ideal - you can get them from here.