John De Witt : Statesman of the "True Freedom" (Paperback)

Preface; Prologue; 1. To the threshold, 1625?1650; 2. Apprenticeship of power, 1651?1653; 3. The first task, 1653?1654; 4. The man of thought; 5. Consolidation of the 'True Freedom', 1654?1660; 6. The challenge of Stuart and Orange, 1660?1664; 7. The humbling of the foe, 1665?1667; 8. A snarling peace, 1665?1667; 9. The reversal of alliances, 1667?1670; 10. Against the tide, 1670?1672; 11. Collapse of the 'True Freedom', March?August 1672; 12. The worst of days, July?August 1672; Epilogue; A bibliographical essay; Index.