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"I had fashioned carefully learned to understand, about this experience that i could have after things of rule, how fortune is failing or great, subject to such rule in common, so that usually I would have had scant reason to desire such a rule, got I not found myself obliged to it through God's bidding and aspect. Now it was of my acquaintance, that inasmuch as God got i want to be born a prince, such as Then i am born, then my good and my devastation were knotted into one with the common good; for every reason then, it was now my assurance that I should take great discomfort about their well-being and good governance and management, and thereabout tolerate close matter." (Gustavus Adolphus) "Study and over again the promotions of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene, and Frederic," reads an excerpt in one of Napoleon's memoirs. "This is actually the only way to become a great standard and professional the secrets of the fine art of war." The "Gustavus" in question is the one and only Ruler Gustav II Adolf, broadly remembered by the Latinized version of his name, Gustavus Adolphus. Some hailed him as the "Lion of the North", others called him the "Golden King", and some recognized him by the affectionate nickname "Hook-nose". Today, Swedish, Finland, and Estonian individuals alike continue to rejoice Gustavus Adolphus Day on the 6th of November each year, topping off the flag day with special cakes garnished with chocolates that presented his likeness. But who exactly was Gustavus Adolphus the Great, and why will Sweden continue to maintain him in such prominence today? Gustavus Adolphus: THE LIFE SPAN and Legacy of Sweden's Most Famous King explores the first life of the Swedish king, his ascension to power, and his very best achievements, as well as the brand new military methods he used to condition modern warfare.
