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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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1 Aug. 2007
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A military history of the English Civil War which offers a detailed and lucid examination of the principal campaigns and battles; commenting upon the development of tactics and the extent to which in the King's armies both strategy and tactics were moulded by a chronic shortage of ammunition. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0087GJT4C
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The History Press (1 Aug. 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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WanabeeScientist

Just what I needed!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2020

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The book arrived promptly, in very good condition. It's just what I needed as I'm writing a novel set during the English Civil War, and I needed some details about the soldiers, on both sides, and the battles they fought. As is the way with novelists, I will pick and choose the bits I want to use, but the rest looks fascinating too, so I will probably read the book anyway. Recommended to me by a contact in the Sealed Knot enactment society.

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A. J. Minns

very detailed but missing something

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2015

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sadly i found it rather dry reading.the author does say its purely a military history.well researched.but i thought he would have had more input.giving explanation for the events and decisions made by those involved. it seemed too much a continuous narrative of where/what every commander,big or small,went/did.but with very little why.which i found a little boring.

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spyder_man

A military history

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2018

Little to add to above reviews. It is an incredible piece of research and lists in great detail who fought where and the outcome of what appears to be every skirmish or battle of the English civil wars. There's no political input and even the execution of King Charles hardly covered two lines of text. What does come through clearly is the lengths the king was prepared to go to to save his throne by recruiting foreign armies and the number of his subjects who died as a result. It can tend to resemble just a list of names and dates.
The index appears in the main to be just a list people taking part rather than events so it is quite difficult to look up particular events.
A few primary sources and a wealth of secondary ones. Also, plenty of useful maps and interesting illustrations. At least this book ought to keep wargamers happy!

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Stephen Bull

Genuinely Military

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2007

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.

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Charles Vasey

Military Account Of The ECW

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2017

This is unashamedly a military account of the war following the various regiments and brigades of the two sides as they fight over the various theatres of the War. By concentrating one chapter at a time theatre by theatre the author keeps us closely involved with the various themes that can be lost in a purely chronological study. I found the chapter on the Covenanters particularly useful as it went beyond Marston Moor. Although a Royalist Army history the forces of their enemies are not forgotten in the text or the generous footnotes.

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Marcus Mitchell

Good but not perfect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 December 2012

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 large number of typos in the (kindle) text as well. Some of the numbers quoted for army strengths are at odds with primary sources and the author contradicts himself on a couple of occasions whilst also misinterpreting some of the primary text sources.
It is a good read and worth buying but not as accurate as it could be. The author also does a very good hatchet job on Sir Ralph Hopton who is portrayed as a blundering coward.

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Mr. Mark D. Campbell

All You need!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2010

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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