- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Weidenfeld Military; New ed of 2 Revised ed edition (19 Oct 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854093231
- ISBN-13: 978-1854093233
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,144,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This volume focuses on the military aspects of the English Civil War. It provides full details of the military operations, a full chronological account of the campaigns and studies of the military leaders, as well as looking at the influence of political and religious factors. It includes features on how the regiments were raised, armed, fed and controlled on the battlefield, and contains descriptions of how the cavlry, infantry and artillery were deployed and how the diverse strategies and tactics were employed.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not new - but very useful single volume 'bible',
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This review is from: The English Civil War, 1642-1651: An Illustrated Military History (Hardcover)
The English Civil War 'Illustrated Military History' first saw light of day as a Blandford Press publication in 1983 - and unlike some of its contemporaries has stood the test of time, being in and out of print ever since. It is perhaps best described as a 'medium weight' volume with greater length and depth than an Osprey publication, but being considerably lighter than some of the academic works. As the notes at the end suggest its sources are a mixture of the better known primary material, and the more reliable secondary publications.
Illustrations are one of the book's key strengths, being a mixture of new art work and reproductions of wood cuts, engravings, and photographs of objects. The chapters cover the causes of war; armies and organisation; tactics; chronology and course of the wars; uniforms, colours and standards. Its well put together, and my 1984 edition is still going strong after a quarter of a century. Research has advanced since then - but the vast majority of the content remains useful and accurate. An all round recommended volume: particularly if you are thinking you may want an economical, colourful, entertaining book which covers as much as possible about the military history of 1642-1651 in 'one hit'.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Single volume,
This review is from: The English Civil War, 1642-1651: An Illustrated Military History (Hardcover)
For those interested in the military aspects of the English Civil War there is no better single volume that I'm aware of. Mr Haythornthwaite also gives a brief but informative background history to the social and political climate in Britain at the time. This of course adds greatly to the readers appreciation of the complexity of the period, creating a contextual framework for the wars. Good pictures too!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential ECW reference source,
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This review is from: The English Civil War, 1642-1651: An Illustrated Military History (Hardcover)
I can add nothing to the previous excellent review except perhaps to stress that as a visual reference source for modellers and wargamers, this book is worth its weight in Osprey ECW volumes, especially as the various editions are widely available secondhand at bargain prices.
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