On 23 September 1642 Prince Rupert's cavalry triumphed outside Worcester in the first major clash on the English Civil War. Almost precisely nine years later, on 3 September 1651, that war was won by Oliver Cromwell's famous Ironsides outside the same city and in part upon the same ground. Stuart Reid provides a detailed yet readable new military history - the first to be published for over twenty years - of the three conflicts between 1642 and 1651 known as the English Civil War. Prince Rupert, Oliver Cromwell Patrick Ruthven, Alexander Leslie and Sir Thomas Fairfax all play their parts in this fast-moving narrative. At the heart of the book are fresh interpretations, not only of the key battles such as Marston Moor in 1644, but also of the technical and economic factors which helped shape strategy and tactics, making this a truly comprehensive study of one of the most famous conflicts in British history. This book is a must for all historians and enthusiasts of seventeenth-century English history.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Stephen Bull
Format:Hardcover
What I liked about this one is that it is genuinely a 'military history' of the Civil Wars in England, not simply a rehashed chronology - as many books on the period are. There is plenty of first hand material here, and direct quotes from period documents and books which I found particularly engaging. The angle of Scottish intervention in England gets especially good coverage. The hard back which I have is splendidly produced, and one of the things prompting this review is that at the time of writing it looks as though a soft back version is on the way.
To make it to the full five stars I would have liked to see some more campaign maps, as the English Civil Wars are a complex period during which armies moved around crossing and recrossing different areas. This would doubtless also help readers in other countries who are unfamiliar with UK topography. Nevertheless a recommended volume.
To make it to the full five stars I would have liked to see some more campaign maps, as the English Civil Wars are a complex period during which armies moved around crossing and recrossing different areas. This would doubtless also help readers in other countries who are unfamiliar with UK topography. Nevertheless a recommended volume.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This Book is really all you need if you want to follow all the battles of the Civil War. Its a great read and you wont just read it once either. It is divided into geographic regions rather than following a timeline and this is quite a good idea as with other books you can sometimes gat a bit disorientated. There is an explanation at the front of the book about the armies of the time and some of the tactics available to a seventeenth century general. I cant recomend it enough.
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A nice little book containing a lot of good information on the military history of the English Civil Wars. Unfortunately the campaigns in Ireland are not included and there are a good number of typos in the text as well. Some of the numbers quoted for army strengths are at odds with primary sources but the author argues his case even if you may not personally agree.
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