By Stuart Reid
Stuart Reid presents an in depth but readable new army background – the 1st to be released for over two decades – of the 3 conflicts among 1642 and 1651 referred to as the English Civil War.
Prince Rupert, Oliver Cromwell Patrick Ruthven, Alexander Leslie and Sir Thomas Fairfax all play their elements during this fast-moving narrative.
At the guts of the booklet are clean interpretations, not just of the major battles reminiscent of Marston Moor in 1644, but additionally of the technical and fiscal elements which contributed to shaping approach and strategies, making this a really complete research of 1 of the main recognized conflicts in British history.
This ebook is a needs to for all historians and lovers of seventeenth-century English history.
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