The Evolution of an EmpireChapter VIIIReading editionChapter navigation27 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterEVOLUTION OF AN EMPIREGERMANYChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIPrevious chapter ←Chapter VIINext chapter →Chapter IXAll chapters and sections (27)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsEVOLUTION OF AN EMPIREGERMANYChapters123456789101112123456789101112CHAPTER VIII.Thirty Years' War—Decay of the German Empire◇← CHAPTER VII.CHAPTER IX. →