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The English Civil War: A Military History of Three Civil Wars, 1642-51 (Wordsworth Military Library) (Paperback)

by Peter Young (Author), Richard Holmes (Author)

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Paperback: 365 pages
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New edition edition (Oct 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1840222220
ISBN-13: 978-1840222227
Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Between August 1642, when the Royal Standard of King Charles I was raised above Castle Hill at Nottingham, and September 1651, when the second Charles barely managedto escape to France from the bloody chaos of Worcester, three separate civil Wars between the Crown and Parliament were contested. This text is a military history dealing with the operational aspects of these wars, and is based on a combination of original sources and extensive studies of the actual battle fields - battles such as Edgehill, Cropredy, Lostwithiel, Marston Moor and Naseby.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, pleasant reading on a tough topic, 1 April 2001

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This review is from: The Great Boer War (Wordsworth Military Library) (Paperback)

Having tried to read numerous books on the topic, this is by far the easiest to read. The descriptions are clear enough to get the message across and you do not get 'bogged' down in the politics of the time. Being drawn from personal accounts and first hand field reports, the reports do have some credibility.

For the 'Not So Serious' Historian, well worth the read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on the actual war, 18 Feb 2007

By	A. J. Thompson (Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

No war, least of all a Civil War, is fought in a vacum. The civil war originated in a complex series of interlocking crises, many of which were only temporarily submerged beneath armed conflict. This excellent history concentrates on the military aspects of the English Civil War. The struggle is placed in its context with regard to political events and social development but the book is unencumbered by detailed examination of these other issues. The book also only covers events in Ireland and Scotland to the extent that they impinge directly on the situation in England.

The Civil War itself, at first sight, looks to be a confused and disjointed series of battles, sieges and skirmishes taking place over most of England. It must have been no easy task to combine these events into a form that makes some sort of sense, without employing a rigid framework or relying on lavish use of hindsight.

That the authors have 'made sense out of chaos' is undoubted. This is brilliant piece of work. One of the best military histories I have read.

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3.0 out of 5 stars who writes this rubbish?, 23 Aug 2007

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This review is from: The Great Boer War (Wordsworth Military Library) (Paperback)

I was motivated to write this due to the inane 'official' write up presented herewith... 'Mafeking, Colenso, Ladysmith and Spion Kop, battles won by the Boers' - did the writer of this rubbish actually read the book? Given that the Boers failed to take Mafeking or Ladysmith, I would seriously doubt it. As far as the 'arrogant self-confidence of Britain' goes, perhaps - had the writer of this read the book, he would have learned that it was the Boers who attempted to invade Natal. 'the bloody battles that the outnumbered Boers almost always won' is such a ludicrous statement that it does not deserve comment.
Who writes this rubbish?

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