Enemy behind the Gates: The Occupation of Central European Cities during the Thirty Years’ War

The present study aims to briefly discuss the basic aspects of the occupation of Central European cities by enemy troops, based on a comparison of the course of military stays. The findings will be based on the author’s research of both recent literature and archival sources in the Czech lands, including Silesia, Germany (especially Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, and the north of the country) and Austri