I mean the order in which the units deployed onto the battlefield. I'm interested in a study of the orders of battle. Were they symmetrical or asymmetrical? Did they consist of two, three or four lines?
Emeritus Prof. Dr. Johannes Burkhardt, Univ. Augsburg, Philologische Fakultät, Geschichte, published extensively on topics of the Thirty Years War. He might well have come accross something useful for you. Find his e-mail on the Website of the University Augsburg.
ROBERTS, Keith. Pike and Shot Tactics 1590-1660. Osprey Publishing. 2010. (It's a short introdutory book)
LAWRENCE, David R. The Complete Soldier Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603–1645 . Brill, 2009. (It's a published version of a dissertation).