1-26280 YOUNG HORSEMAN, THE Published as 'The Honest Plain Dealing Cavalier' this is a drill manual of the 1640's. 1 vol, 96 pgs 1993 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-223130 Abram, Andrew More Like Lions than Men - Sir William Brereton and the Cheshire Army of Parliament, 1642-46 Based on primary archival research (much of which remains unpublished), supported by fieldtrips to battlefields and castles, More Like Lions than Men represents the first focused and sustained study of the recruitment, organisation, payment, equipping, leadership and war service of the forces raised and maintained in the service of parliament in Cheshire between 1642 and 1646. The Cheshire army of parliament was commanded by the devout, energetic and strategically astute Sir William Brereton, MP for the county. 33 b/w photos/ills, 3 maps, 16pp color plates

As a important 'regional' force it undertook the extended war aims and strategy of the parliament in Cheshire (and in particular, its primary objective, the reduction and capture of the royalist stronghold of Chester). Led and trained by a number of officers of experience and ability (including Michael Jones, Robert Venables, and some professional soldiers, such as James Lothian), it often operated in conjunction with other forces and under various regional commands throughout the northwest, as well as the Midland counties, North Wales, Lancashire and Yorkshire, wherein its troops and companies served together or were 'brigaded' with others. These were bolstered in 1644 by the absorption of high quality, veteran troops of Charles I's army in Ireland, who had been captured at Nantwich and Liverpool.

Cheshire and the northwest were no backwaters during the first civil war, and on occasion Brereton's forces became embroiled in events of a more national complexion, such as the landing of the royalist army from Ireland in late 1643, the advance of Prince Rupert through the Welsh Marches, Cheshire and Lancashire during the summer of 1644, and the arrival of Charles I in a temporary relief of Chester 1645.Like other parliamentarian forces, the Cheshire troops were noted for their religious fervour, partly in that they were raised, shaped, motivated and led by radical independent and Presbyterian officers, as well as godly ministers. Yet despite its effectiveness and military experience, parts of the army suffered from pay arrears and subsequent mutinies, as well as organisational problems that stretched resources, and at points created breakdowns in discipline and moral. Moreover, Sir William Brereton's authority as commander-in-chief in Cheshire came under threat in 1645 in the form of divergent war aims and rivalries among subordinates.

1 vol, 402 pgs 2020 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-236580 Abram, Andrew DRAGOONS AND DRAGOON OPERATIONS IN THE BRITISH CIVIL WARS: 1638-1653 Covers the following areas: the origins and role of dragoons; combined arms tactics and specialist operations; organization and composition of dragoon units; pay and quarter; arms and ammunition; standards, equipment and clothing; horses, equine care, saddlery and fodder; the Oxford Army; the Earl of Essex's Army; the Eastern Association Army; the New Model Army; and the role of dragoons in regional warfare.

Explores the concept of raising, equipping, composition, organization, and operational role of dragoons during the British Civil Wars. It also provides information about known dragoon units and their activities, across a relatively broad geographical and chronological range, and challenges previous interpretations in the light of more recent research.

These soldiers were an essential part of 17th-century armies, even if some contemporaries reflected uncertainties about their precise function. Arguably, as part of the wider context of 'military revolution' in the tactics and prosecution of war in Europe, during the Thirty Years' War in particular, the medium harquebusiers and mounted infantry continued to evolve. Although dragoons occasionally delivered mounted charges, their distinctive character dictated that they were employed in operations where mobility was essential - the seizing of bridges and strongholds, raiding, reconnaissance, patrolling and foraging. Dragoons were also used for defending hedges and passes, specialist siege operations, and in providing covering fire for both the horse of foot. 1 vol, 334 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-217520 Archibald, Steve ENGLISH CIVIL WAR FLAGS: English & Scots Foot Regiments Full color paperback. Good quick reference of the many colorful and unique flags from the armies of both sides of the English Civil War. Included is 308 known foot regiment flags from the civil war all illustrated in full color. To be as accurate as possible a variety of sources were used including drawings and detailed descriptions from the time plus some current material. This book will prove to be a handy reference of all the known flags for historians, wargamers, and battle re-enactors. 1 vol, 70 pgs 2018 UK, REDCREST PUBLICATIONS
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1-217521 Archibald, Steve ENGLISH CIVIL WAR FLAGS: Cavalry Cornets & Guidons Includes a collection of over 300 known cavalry troop colors from the ECW, all illustrated in full color. To be as accurate as possible a variety of sources were used including drawings and detailed descriptions from the time as well as some current material. The book will prove to be a handy reference of all the known flags for historians, wargamers, modelers, and re-enactors. 1 vol, 70 pgs 2021 UK, REDCREST PUBLICATIONS
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1-45470 Atkin, Malcolm CIVIL WAR IN WORCESTERSHIRE, THE Worcestershire saw the last and the first major engagements of the ECW, b/w illus/maps/drawings, chpt. notes, biblio, index. 1 vol, 186 pgs 1995 UK, ALAN SUTTON PUBLISH'G
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1-216120 Barratt, John A RABBLE OF GENTILITY: The Royalist Northern Horse, 1644-45 General George Monck once described the Royalist horse as 'a rabble of gentility.' Modern research has largely dispelled this image of the King's cavalry. However the description seems at first sight appropriate to the body of cavalry known as the Northern Horse.

Formed from those elements of the Marquis of Newcastle's Northern Royalist Army which elected to continue to fight after the crushing defeat at Marston Moor (2 July 1644) during the next 15 months the Northern Horse swept across much of England and Wales, becoming increasingly notorious in the process.

United and reorganized by their commander, the formidable Sir Marmaduke Langdale, the Northern Horse, whilst professing loyalty to the King, increasingly followed their own agenda, of renewing the war in the North, sometimes at the expense of the wider Royalist cause.

This book looks at the origins and composition of the Northern Horse, the characteristics of its officers and men, their motivation and behavior, and their impact on those they encountered. It examines their checkered fighting record, a subject of debate even among contemporaries. It will deal with their victories, notably their epic relief of Pontefract in March 1645, and there controversial role at such encounters as Naseby and Rowton Heath.

Includes 8 pages of color illustrations and 30 b/w illustrations and maps. 1 vol, 120 pgs 2018 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-217370 Barratt, John THE LAST ARMY: The Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold and the End of the Civil War in the Welsh Marches 1646 Although the Battle of Naseby (14 June 1645) is generally regarded as the decisive action of the First Civil War, dooming the Royalist cause to inevitable defeat, fierce fighting continued for over a year, including several pitched battles and numerous sieges. Includes 30 illustrations, including color artwork, maps, contemporary prints, portraits, and modern photos.

By the end of 1645, with his forces crumbling and his territory shrinking, King Charles' hopes were increasingly dependent on the Royalist heartland of the Welsh Marches and the tiny field army which Jacob Lord Astley was struggling to muster there. Describes Astley's campaign which ended on 21 March 1646 with his defeat at Stow-on-the-Wold - the last pitched battle of the First Civil War, together with the last stand of the royalist garrisons in the Marches. 1 vol, 112 pgs 2018 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-227960 Barratt, John CAVALIER CAPITAL: Oxford in the English Civil War 1642-1646 Detailed account of Oxford's role as Royalist capital examines all aspects of its experience in the English Civil War. As well as the effects on the town and university, special emphasis is placed on the various aspects of the Royalist occupation, including its role as armory and major manufacturing center of munitions. The King's court and the operation of Royalist government and administration are examined, as are the organization and life of the soldiers of the garrison. Leading personalities are described, as well as the military campaigns which were focused on Oxford during the war. The final siege leading to the fall of Oxford is also described. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary and modern illustrations. 1 vol, 184 pgs 2021 UK, HELION & COMPANY
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1-84890 Barratt, John FIRST BATTLE OF NEWBURY 1643, THE First Newbury saw the Army of Essex cut off from London forced to fight; in this detailed account in over a century the author reveals how the Royalist Army lost what it should have won, b/w illust/maps 1 vol, 160 pgs 2006 UK, TEMPUS PUBLICATIONS
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1-85810 Barratt, John CROMWELL'S WARS AT SEA Barratt shows how Cromwell's Navy fought for ten years against the Royalist, Dutch and Spanish; he details the ships & men, biblio, index 1 vol, 224 pgs 2007 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-213140 Barratt, John BETTER BEGGING THAN FIGHTING: The Royalist Army in Exile in the War Against Cromwell 1656-1660 Cromwell's alliance with France in 1657 opened for the English Republic and Charles II's army in exile a new theater of war in Flanders - in addition to England's ongoing war with Spain. It resulted in the old opponents of the Civil Wars in Britain meeting in combat once again.

This book tells the story of the two armies: Charles II's polyglot army of Irish, Scottish, and English soldiers -- fighting for the Stuarts for a variety of reasons -- and the expeditionary force dispatched by Cromwell to assist his French allies, with the objective of securing Dunkirk as an English possession. 30 b/w illustrations, 8pp color plates and maps

The book, the first detailed study in English, will relate how the two armies were raised and equipped; the commanders and their colorful personalities; and the lives of the soldiers and their campaigns -- climaxing with the Battle of the Dunes and the siege of Dunkirk. It will examine the English garrison, and the later history of this and of Charles II's 'forgotten army.' It looks at the Spanish and French armies, with which Royalists and Republicans were allied. Full use will be made of contemporary and more modern sources -- including the letters, journals and memoirs of participants on both sides. 1 vol, 136 pgs 2015 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-222460 Barrett, John THE KING'S IRISH: The Royalist Anglo-Irish Foot of the English Civil War The book looks at the Irish Campaign and its influence on the experience and behavior of the troops when they reached England. It examines their equipment, logistical care, and experience following their return. It looks at the performance of some of the troops, such as the 'firelocks' who changed sides and became valuable additions to the Parliamentarian forces. Also examined is the controversial topic of 'native Irish' troops who were involved, and a number of prominent individuals who also served in the war. Full use is made of extensive contemporary primary sources and also later research. Includes 24 b/w photos/ills, 8 b/w maps, and 8 color plates.

The English troops serving in Ireland were a vital source of experienced and possibly war-winning manpower sought after by both King and Parliament in the Civil War. The 'cessation' or truce which King Charles reached with the Irish Confederates in September 1643 enabled him to begin shipping over troops from Ireland to reinforce the Royalist armies.

During the following year, the 'Irish,' as they were frequently if inaccurately known by both sides, were an important factor in the war. The Nantwich Campaign (December 1643-January 1644), the consolidation of Royalist control in the Welsh Marches during the spring of 1644, the Marston Moor campaign, and the Battle of Montgomery (September 1644) all received major contributions from the troops from Ireland. Other troops from Ireland, mainly from the province of Munster, provided important reinforcements for the Western and Oxford Royalist armies during the 1644 campaigns in western and southern England. The Irish were still a significant part of the Royalist Army during the Naseby Campaign of 1645, and elements remained in action until the end of the war. 1 vol, 214 pgs 2020 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-226870 Bennett, Martyn IN THE MIDST OF THE KINGDOM: The Royalist War Effort in the North Midlands, 1642-1646 Reassess the nature of the royalist cause in the North midland counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, and Staffordshire during the first civil war (1642-1646).

Previous accounts of the war in the region have been heavily dependent on parliamentarian accounts, which were not written in order to create a thorough narrative of the war, but to demonize the royalists and their cause. The resultant image created by the hostile accounts was a war of confusing, rapine and disorder.

Examination of a wider range of information showed that by contrast the royalists had a regional command structure which exploited thoroughly at times the resources of the region to fund their war effort. However, there were several problems within that war effort. Command was subject to internal rivalries and the interference of the king. Moreover the higher levels of command in the royalist cause created problems for the royalist commander Lord Loughborough, as his region was divided between different commanders at several points in the war. 1 vol, 290 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-33410 Capp, Barnard CROMWELL'S NAVY Account of the Fleet the English Revolution from 1648 to 1660, b/w illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 432 pgs 1992 NY, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRS
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1-50370 Chippendale, Neil BATTLE OF BRENTFORD, THE:Hounslow area in the War A brief history, includes the Battle of Brentford, the skirmish at Turnham Green, biblio, b/w illust 1 vol, 62 pgs 2013 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-246640 Cole, Myke STEEL LOBSTERS: Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England Examines the life and English Civil War times of Sir Arthur Hesilrige and his Regiment of Horse, known as 'the Lobsters' as they were encased in plate armor. Covers the full history of England's last knights, from the seeds of their creation in Hesilrige's experience as a young cavalry officer, through their final defeat at Roundway Down in July 1643, and the decision to abandon their armor. Provides lavish detail on arms, armor, and tactics. Includes an eight-page uniform plate section in full color. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-89860 Day, Jon GLOUCESTER AND NEWBURY 1643: The ECW Turning Point The late summer 1643 was the military high tide for the king and his armies. The Royalists failed first to take the Parliamentarian stronghold of Gloucester and then to defeat them at Newbury. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2007 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-16120 Denton, Barry NASEBY FIGHT The events at Naseby are clearly described, maps,b/w illust, o/b's. 1 vol, 72 pgs 1991 ESSEX, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-200460 Dixon, John The Unfortunate Battaile of Alresforde - The Battle of Cheriton 1644 This new study of the English Civil War Battle of Cheriton re-examines the battle that ended the Royalist threat to London. O/Bs, b/w illustrations and maps, appendicies, bibliography, and index. 1 vol, 194 pgs 2012 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-200700 Dixon, John THE BUSINESS AT ACTON - The Battle of Nantwich 1644 Book details the Battle of Nantwich 25th January 1644 in particular and the Civil War in Cheshire
1642-1646. Color and b/w illustration, maps. etc. 1 vol, 148 pgs 2013 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-222020 Dixon, John BEATING DRUMS AND FLYING COLOURS: An Account of English Civil War Sieges Using eyewitness and contemporary accounts for a large number of the actions, John dissects the anatomy of the very British nature of siege warfare during the English Civil War. 1 vol, 330 pgs 2019 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-80510 Ede-Borrett, Stephen LOSTWITHIEL 1644:The Campaign and the Battle The 1644 summer campaign in the West of Englandwas a stunning feat of arms for the Royalists anda vivid demonstration of the complete lack ofablility for the Parlimentarians, o/b's, maps. 1 vol, 158 pgs 2004 UK, PIKE & SHOT SOCIETY
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1-241270 Ede-Borrett, Stephen and David Flintham BATTER THEIR WALLS, GATES AND FORTS: The Proceedings of the 2022 English Civil War Fortress Symposium Sieges dominated the English Civil Wars. One study suggests that for every major battle, there were perhaps as many as eight sieges, and probably more than 200 towns, castles, and country homes in England were besieged. Newark-upon-Trent was besieged three times during the English Civil Wars and is home to perhaps the best surviving fortifications in the country. It was appropriate, therefore, that the town should host the English Civil War Fortress Symposium in November 2022. The symposium brought together a variety of projects and studies covering the archaeology of sieges, fortifications and the public, and the challenges, approaches, and results connected to the rediscovery and preservation of fortifications. 1 vol, 165 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-245670 Esdaile, Charles THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR: Myth, Legend and Popular Memory Argues the importance of tales such as Cavaliers and Roundheads are in reality folk memories of collective suffering during the English Civil War and that they reveal important truths about the way in which the conflict was represented. Rather than being discussed in a vacuum, the tales of haunting are rather set within a detailed regional history of the conflicts of 1642-1651. Contains 10 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 312 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-215540 Flintham, David CIVIL WAR LONDON: A Military History of London under Charles I and Oliver Cromwell London was the critical location throughout the English Civil Wars - a fact that has been emphasized by countless historians, with some going as far to say that by fleeing his capital in January 1642, King Charles I lost the war several months before the fighting actually started. Most studies focus on London as the political and economic powerhouse - overlooking the fact that militarily, London was just as important.

At the outbreak of the fighting, Parliament was able to call upon the capital's 'citizen soldiers' - well-trained and equipped soldiery - although their commitment was not always assured. In addition to its militia and other volunteers, London was also able to defend herself through the construction of the largest system of urban fortification constructed anywhere in the country - a factor made even more critical by the fact that the London arms trades supplied the Parliamentarian war effort. Includes 50 illustrations, three maps, and photos.

Despite the fact that London did not witness any actual battles (although the fighting did get as near as Mile End on one occasion), armed soldiers were a common sight on London's streets and the political direction of what has sometimes been referred to as 'The English Revolution' was steered by several armed coups within the capital.

Whilst London was controlled by Parliament, there was a large neutral faction and not an insignificant Royalist element - a number of who fled the capital to fight for the King, while others could be found in London's military hospitals and prisons (and, for some, ultimately at the capital's many places of execution).

There is a significant amount of mid-17th century London which can be traced today, and so this book also identifies the sites and places associated with Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and other chief protagonists of this key period in British history. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2017 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-241280 Flintham, David THE TOWN WELL FORTIFIED: The Fortresses of the Civil Wars in Britain, 1639-1660 Between 1639 and 1660, more than 1,000 towns, villages, castles, manor houses, and other places across England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales were fortified. They ranged in complexity from the simple strengthening of existing medieval walls to the sophisticated re-fortification of major towns. This book examines the strategic and tactical importance of fortifications and their influence on the respective war effort of all sides, particularly in terms of logistics and the concept of protected corridors which connected key locations and dominated campaigns.

The design and construction of the fortifications is also considered, both in terms of the theory, especially from the military manuals of the time, and then the practice, including several contemporary and eyewitness accounts. The book also examines actual numbers, locations, and types of fortresses, including an assessment of the type of fort known as a sconce. Includes recent archaeological investigations such as current and yet largely unpublished investigations at Kings Lynn, London, and the Isle of Man. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-43810 Gaunt, Peter NATION UNDER SIEGE, A:The ECW in Wales 1642-48 Excellent overview with many b/w & color illust, maps, siege accounts and more. 1 vol, 80 pgs 1991 LONDOM, HMSO BOOKS
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1-88240 Gentles, Ian ENGLISH REVOLUTION AND WARS OF THE THREE KINGDOMS Ian Gentles provides a riveting, in-depth analysis of the battle and sieges 1638-1652. Based on extensive archival and secondary research Gentles depicts the shattering effects. Biblio, index. 1 vol, 544 pgs 2007 UK, PEARSON LONGMAN PUBS
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1-15530 Gheyn, Jacob de edited by David J. Blackmore EXERCISE OF ARMS, THE:17th Century Drill Manual A must for all interested in 17th century warfare. All the plates form the original 1607 edition. 1 vol, 247 pgs 2003 MINELOA, DOVER PUBLICATIO
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1-205091 Giglio, Bob ENGLISH CIVIL WAR Campaign Scenarios Vol. 1 Includes:

* The 1673 Campaign for the South-West
* The Battles of Glastonbury and Chewton Mendip, 12 June 1643
* The Battle of Stoke Lane, 1 July 1643
* The Battles of Monckton Farlegh and Claverton Down, 3 July 1643
* The Battle of Freezing Hill, 5 July 1643
* The Battle of Lansdown, 5 July 1643
* The Actions at Chippenham, Rowde and Beckhampton, 8-10 July 1643
* The Siege of Devizes, 10-12 July 1643
* The Battle of Roundway Down, 13 July 1643 1 vol, 64 pgs 2014 HOPEWELL, OMM PUBLISHING
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1-ST148 Grace, Michael S&T #148: Cropredy Bridge: A Fleeting Victory Features:

Cropredy Bridge
The Battle of Cropredy Bridge
- A Fleeting Victory, 29-June-1644
Remember Pearl Harbor!
Soviet Organization and Tactics in Afghanistan
Profile: Homer Lea
- Forgotten Grand Strategist
Data File
- Bloody Reign of Ivan the Terrible
Errata
- Objective Tunis (S&T 140) 1 vol, 60 pgs 1992 US, SPI
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1-193130 Gray, Neal Europe Had No Better Soldiers: The Army of the Eastern Association and the York Campaign 1644 Parliamentarian victory at the siege of York and consequent battle of Marston Moor were pivotal moments in the history of the British Civil Wars. Both were close run affairs, and but for the spectacular intervention of the army of the Eastern Association, the outcome could have been very different.

In this work, the author traces the progress of the army of the Eastern Association in the North between April and August 1644; based on the series of seven remarkable newsbooks written during the campaign by the earl of Manchester's personal chaplains, Simeon Ashe and William Goode. Taken as a whole, the seven tracts or 'Intelligences', here transcribed fully for the first time, are a unique and historically significant contemporary account of the Eastern Association army's northern campaign of 1644. The 'Intelligences' are of considerable historical and journalistic importance, for they not only represent the first example of an extended campaign history written by the emergent British serial press; but present an accurate and detailed description of what it was like to fight a Civil War campaign.

The transcriptions are set within a broader historical and political setting with extensive notes and background information. In particular the author has re-examined the 'greatest fight of all' at Marston Moor using all known contemporary primary sources, to present a whole new interpretation of the battle, which challenges many previously held myths and preconceptions
1 vol, 211 pgs 2013 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-15240 Haythornthwaite, Philip J. illust by Jeffrey Burn ENGLISH CIVIL WAR, THE:Illustrated Military History 7.5x10, thirty color plates, index, biblio. 1 vol, 160 pgs 1994 LONDON, ARMS & ARMOUR
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3-15240 Haythornthwaite, Philip J. illust by Jeffrey Burn ENGLISH CIVIL WAR,THE:Illustrated Military History 7.5x10, thirty color plates, index, biblio. 1 vol, 160 pgs 1983 LONDON, BLANDFORD PRESS
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1-50070 Hazell, Martin FIDELITY & FORTITUDE Lord Capell raised Regiments of the King, the book covers their history from 1640 to the Restoration. Extensive biblio, appendix, b/w illust. 1 vol, 83 pgs 1989 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-199530 Hill, P.R and Watkinson, J.M. CROMWELL Hath The Honour, But... 'Cromwell hath the honor, but Lambert's discreet, humble, ingenious, sweet, and civil deportment gains him more hugs and ingenious respect.'

Much has been written about the first Civil War and the triumphs of Oliver Cromwell. Less is known, however, of the skirmishes of the second Civil War, especially in the north, or of the role and military prowess of the excellent young Parliamentarian commander Major-General John Lambert.

Not only was Lambert a brilliant general who demonstrated exceptional tactical skills but he was also a brave and humane leader who was well liked by his men and merciful to his captured enemies, refusing to undertake the harsh actions indulged in by Cromwell. This carefully researched and highly readable new account reexamines contemporary sources to shed new light on Lambert's decisive northern campaign of 1648-1649. Remarkably detailed and supported by maps and photographs, this is an important source for the general reader and military historian alike. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2012 UK, FRONTLINE BOOKS
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1-83140 Hime, Lt.H.W. RA FIELD ARTILLERY OF THE GREAT REBELLION, THE Taken from the Proceedings of the Royal ArtilleryInstitution 1870, describes the Nature and Use ofArtillery during the English Civil War. 1 vol, 20 pgs 2006 CAMBRIDGE, KEN TROTMAN
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1-229480 Hodkinson, Robert CROMWELL'S BUFFOON: The Life and Career of the Regicide, Thomas Pride Hardback edition.

Colonel Thomas Pride was central to one of the English Civil War's key events: the arrest and exclusion of 140 Members of Parliament at Westminster in December 1648. Those that remained in the House of Commons - the Rump - voted to bring King Charles I to trial, resulting in the first and only public execution of a British Monarch.

Biography of Pride provides a detailed and engaging account of the life of soldier and regicide, who started as a farmer's son, became a brewer, and fought his way through the Civil Wars to become one of the English Commonwealth's most forceful personalities. Examines association with London Puritanism, the experiences of the 17th century battlefield, obtaining military command through army mutiny, and finally brushing aside accusations of hypocrisy to claim ownership of a former Royal estate and a seat in Oliver Cromwell's House of Lords.
1 vol, 224 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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2-229480 Hodkinson, Robert CROMWELL'S BUFFOON: The Life and Career of the Regicide, Thomas Pride Softcover edition. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2022 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-226670 Israel, Richard CANON PLAYED THE GREAT FORT: Sieges in the Severn Valley during the English Civil War 1642-1646 The battlefields of Edgehill, Newbury, and Marston Moor are superlatives with the middle of the 17th-century conflict known as the English Civil War, and while their importance to the conflict is undeniable, they detract from the power struggle that occurred between the Royalists and Parliamentarians in the towns and cities throughout the land. This power struggle culminated in the construction of siege batteries and fortifications.

Focusing on the Severn Valley region of England, this book examines, through archaeological, topographic, cartographic and historical research, the sieges of Bristol, Gloucester, Worcester, Bridgnorth, and Shrewsbury, demonstrating how siege techniques and this style of warfare impacted on the outcome of the conflict that set brother against brother and father against son. includes 43 b/w photographs & illustrations, 10 b/w maps, and four tables. 1 vol, 166 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANy
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1-209380 James, Jeffrey SWORDSMEN AND THE KING: Charles I's Nephews Rupert and Maurice at War The story of Charles I's German nephews Rupert and Maurice during the English Civil War (1642-46) -- men dubbed by critics at court the King's Swordsmen, and by their opponents as the Bloody Cavaliers. Analyses the battles and campaigns they fought, drawing on first-hand accounts to evoke the experience of 17th-century warfare. The action is set in the context of ECW politics, exploring tensions between the princes' family (ruined by the Thirty Years War), the English Parliament at Westminster, and the Royal Court at Oxford.

Rupert stands out in histories of the period, attracting criticism and applause in equal measure. Swordsmen establishes him as not only a dashing and talented cavalry commander, but also as a man whose aggressive prosecution of the war shocked contemporaries, and whose apparent haughty disregard for the opinions of others created tensions within the Royalist High Command. Maurice has received less focus in the past than his elder brother.

Rehabilitation can only go so far; the younger prince's later failures compared badly with Rupert's string of successes elsewhere. By the summer of 1644, Rupert had reached the pinnacle of his fame, while Maurice, recovering from illness, had seen his fortunes plummet. Rupert's steam-roller invasion of the North led to a defeat of monumental proportions, plunging the Prince into a deep depression. While Rupert licked his wounds, Maurice redeemed himself, playing a decisive role in defeating Parliamentarian field armies in Cornwall and Berkshire, setting the stage for the fateful campaign of 1645. 1 vol, 184 pgs 2015 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-231290 Jennings, Stuart A VERY GALLANT GENTLEMAN: Colonel Francis Thornhaugh (1617-1648) and the Nottinghamshire Horse Colonel Francis Thornhagh figures prominently in Lucy Hutchinson's Memoirs of the Life of Colonel John Hutchinson, an essential source for information about the English Civil War in the East Midlands. Little is known about this influential parliamentarian officer outside of Hutchinson's writings. This new research examines Thornhagh's contribution to the events of the period 1642-1648.

By the time of his death at the age of 31 at the Battle of Preston in 1648, Francis Thornhagh had achieved considerable military and political success. Appointed colonel and commander of the Nottinghamshire at the age of 26, with Henry Ireton as his major, he saw considerable military action, including fight against Prince Rupert and Charles Gerard. This book explores both his military activities alongside other leading parliamentarians such as Cromwell, Poyntz and Hutchinson and his support of the army as an Independent MP over the years 1646-48. 1 vol, 132 pgs 2022 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-245810 Jennings, Stuart ROYALIST NEWARK, 1642-1646: Sieges and Siege Works During the English Civil War, Newark held immense strategic value as a crossing over the River Trent before the Humber estuary. Dubbed the 'Key to the North,' it stands at the intersection of two major highways. This new military history, incorporating fresh research, marks the town's first comprehensive account in a century. Over the period of the first English Civil War, it was visited separately by Charles and Queen Henrietta Marie along with their substantial accompanying armies -- tripling the population of the town.

During the second siege (1644), Prince Rupert achieved one of his greatest victories of the war by not only breaking the siege, but also inflicting a crushing defeat upon the Parliamentarian forces besieging the town. Contains 27 black and white illustrations, 25 black and white photos, three color maps, and one table. 1 vol, 174 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-228670 John, Terry THE CIVIL WAR IN WALES: The Scouring of the Nation The 17th century English Civil Wars had a devastating effect upon Wales and the Marches, stripping the country of its human resources and ruining whole communities. This book explores the years of conflict between 1642 and 1649, detailing the campaigns, sieges and battles which took place in every corner of the country, presenting information from a wide variety of sources to paint a wide-ranging picture of the nation at a significant turning point in its history. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2021 UK, PEN AND SWORD
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1-211650 Jonathan Worton TO SETTLE THE CROWN: Volume 1 -- Waging Civil War in Shropshire - 1642-1648 Examines key aspects of the military history of the English Civil Wars: allegiance and motivation; leadership and administration; recruitment and the form of armed forces; military finance; logistics; and the nature and conduct of the fighting. Describes the sieges, skirmishes, and larger engagements in Shropshire, while reflecting on the nature of warfare elsewhere across Civil War England and Wales.

Includes 60 maps, tables, and b/w and color plates. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2016 UK, HELION
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2-211650 Jonathan Worton TO SETTLE THE CROWN: Volume 1: Waging Civil War in Shropshire - 1642-1648 Examines key aspects of the military history of the English Civil Wars: allegiance and motivation; leadership and administration; recruitment and the form of armed forces; military finance; logistics; and the nature and conduct of the fighting. Describes the sieges, skirmishes, and larger engagements in Shropshire, while reflecting on the nature of warfare elsewhere across Civil War England and Wales. Includes 60 maps, tables, and b/w and color plates. 1 vol, 290 pgs 2022 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-213530 Jones, Serena NO ARMOUR BUT COURAGE: Colonel Sir George Lisle, 1615-1648 Few army officers of King Charles I shone as bright as George Lisle during the English Civil Wars, yet have drawn so little attention from subsequent historians. Born in London in 1615, Lisle's father was a well-connected publisher and monopolist, and his mother a kinswoman of the Duke of Buckingham.

Raised in the city of Westminster in a landscape of court intrigue, royal favoritism and ill-advised royal financial experiments, Lisle took to soldiering and was commissioned as a Lieutenant-Colonel at the outbreak of war in 1642. He fought at Edgehill; then at Chalgrove and the First Battle of Newbury in 1643 - latterly where his courage in leading a forlorn hope against a wall of musketeers and artillery first drew him to public attention.

Commissioned shortly afterwards as a full Colonel, in 1644 he took charge of a veteran regiment and was noticed again for his diligence and efficiency at the Battle of Cheriton, despite the battle being lost. Weeks later, he was promoted to tertio command and accompanied Charles on his critical 'night march' from Oxford.

At the Second Battle of Newbury in October, to prevent his position being overwhelmed, he famously tore off his coat and led three charges in his shirtsleeves - driving off the enemy and preventing disaster. Reputedly refusing a knighthood, he wintered as a garrison commander before leading the principal assault on the city of Leicester in May 1645 and then being badly wounded at Naseby.

Knighted in December, he remained at Oxford until its surrender in June 1646 - returning to London in 1647. In 1648, he took up arms again during the Kent rebellion before enduring a three-month siege inside the town of Colchester. Infamously (and controversially), he was executed after the starving town surrendered - and this catapulted him to the status of 'Royalist martyr.'

In this first ever biography of Lisle, the author has scoured dozens of primary sources for fragmentary references - painstakingly piecing together his personal background and reexamining every known detail of his career. The accuracy of existing stories and long-held assumptions about him is investigated minutely, and the first well-informed assessments made of his character and motives. Finally, the persistent memory of his execution is traced forwards through later writers and painters into the 20th century to complete the first cohesive picture of one of King Charles' most loyal, effective and respected military officers. 1 vol, 512 pgs 2017 UK, HELION and COMPANY
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1-215630 Jones, Serena A NEW WAY OF FIGHTING: Professionalism in the English Civil War Proceedings of the 2016 Helion and Company 'Century of the Soldier' Conference with the theme 'Professionalism.'

War quickens the pace of military and technological change, and the increasing pace and scope of European warfare during the 16th and 17th centuries prepared the ground for the professional military forces we are familiar with today. The speakers examined a broad range of subjects relating to the increasing professionalization of military bodies and their personnel throughout the 17th century.

Using the Royalist colonel Sir George Lisle as a case study, Serena Jones addresses the concept of a 'professional officer' - exploring whether such a figure existed in the mid-17th century and whether the term itself can be legitimately applied to Lisle and his contemporaries. Stephen Ede-Borrett uses soldiers' personal information found in late-17th century 'Deserters' Notices' in The London Gazette to offer insights into the composition of England's early standing army. Professor Malcolm Wanklyn looks towards the Restoration and examines how the internal dynamics of the New Model Army during the Commonwealth period may have contributed to its failure to prevent the return of the monarchy in 1660.

John Barratt focuses on the Royalist 'Northern Horse' during the first English Civil War and assesses how the personal qualities and characteristics of its officers and men contributed to its effectiveness in the field. Andrew Robertshaw examines how the pre-Civil War military experience of the officers of Marmaduke Rawdon's 'London Regiment' contributed to its performance at Basing House and Faringdon Garrison.

Dr Jonathan Worton uses the Battle of Montgomery in 1644 to consider the structures and effectiveness of contemporary High Command on both sides. Peter Leadbetter looks back to the early part of the century to examine the men who comprised the pre-Civil War county-trained bands and if (or how) they later participated in the Civil Wars. Finally, Simon Marsh examines the career of James Wemyss and demonstrates how his experiments in artillery technology extended far further than creating the leather guns for which he is best known. 1 vol, 122 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-40850 Lander, Julian & Frampton David BATTLE OF NASEBY, THE:14 June 1645 Details of the troop types, commanders, coats and colors, terrain and events, o/b's, battle maps. 1 vol, 52 pgs 2003 HOPEWELL, OMM PUBLISHING
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1-50080 Lawson, Mike FOR GOD & THE NORTH COUNTRY Concise history of both Roundhead & Royalist units in the North of England, b/w illust, flags, maps. 1 vol, 76 pgs 1987 UK, PATIZAN PRESS
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1-238690 Lenihan, Padraig RAW GENERALS AND GREEN SOLDIERS: Catholic Armies in Ireland 1641-1643 Study of the Catholic armies in October 1641 with a rising in Ulster. Insurgent slaughter of Protestant settlers in the winter of 1641-42 quickly gained canonical status. English and Scots armies routinely massacred natives in the spring and summer that followed. Reveals underlying pattern and purpose in what would otherwise be one apparently random battle, siege, skirmish, massacre, and cattle raid after another, devoid of form or meaning. Includes a focus on strategic, operational, and tactical operations.

One reason why the Catholics lost so many battles may be that their generals fought battles when they needn't have, showed a fatal preference for the all-out attack, and did not always deploy in a manner that let their army's components (pike, shot, and horse) act in mutual support. Another reason may be that the rankers were less invested in the Catholic cause than their officers. The first part of the Wars of Religion in Ireland (1641-53) shuddered to a halt in September 1643 when the insurgents, now embodied as the Confederate Catholics, agreed to a ceasefire with Charles I's representative in Ireland. 1 vol, 168 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-236990 Lester, Derek JOHN HAMPDEN AND THE BATTLE OF CHALGROVE: The Political and Military Life of Hampden and his Legacy On June 16, 1643, Prince Rupert slipped out of Royalist Oxford with the intention of beating up Parliamentary quarters and hoping to capture a Parliamentarian convoy carrying some 21,000 pounds in coin. Having failed to intercept the convoy, the Royalists headed back to Oxford. A Parliamentarian cavalry column caught up with the Prince and his troops outside the small Oxfordshire village of Chalgrove, early in the morning of the 18th of June. During the short engagement noted Parliamentarian Colonel John Hampden was wounded, and although he was able to leave the field, he was to die six days later of his wounds. Includes 9 b/w illustrations, 1 b/w photo, and 9 maps.
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His opposition to the King's attempts to impose taxation prior to the war had made him a national figure. His trial for non-payment of the Ship Money Tax turned him into a celebrity. He was one of the five MP's that the King attempted to arrest in January 1642. His was a grievous loss to the Parliamentarian cause. Hampden's mortal wounding at Chalgrove in June 1643 remains a matter of controversy due to the reliance of existing accounts upon tainted evidence, originating from the account of The Earl of Clarendon in the 17th century, through the partisan interpretations in the 18th century, continued into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The author's research in the Bodleian Library uncovered the contemporary account used by Clarendon, revealing that the accepted version of the Battle of Chalgrove, published in his celebrated History of the Rebellion (London 1702), bore little relation to the original text. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-225300 Lipscombe, Nick The English Civil War - An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1639-51 The English Civil Wars (1638-51) comprised the deadliest conflict ever fought on British soil, in which brother took up arms against brother, father fought against son, and towns, cities and villages fortified themselves in the cause of Royalists or Parliamentarians. Although much historical attention has focused on the events in England and the key battles of Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby, this was a conflict that engulfed the entirety of the Three Kingdoms and led to a trial and execution that profoundly shaped the British monarchy and Parliament.

This atlas examines Britain's revolutionary civil war, from the earliest skirmishes of the Bishops' Wars in 1639-40 through to 1651, when Charles II's defeat at Worcester crushed the Royalist cause, leading to a decade of Stuart exile. Each map is supported by a detailed text, providing a complete explanation of the complex and fluctuating conflict that ultimately meant that the Crown would always be answerable to Parliament. 1 vol, 368 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-50690 Long, Charles Edward editor RICHARD SYMONDS'S DIARY OF THE ROYAL ARMY The only first-hand account by a non-officer ofthe Royalist side, Symond's was a Lifeguardsman &served from 1644-45, new informative introduction. 1 vol, 352 pgs 1998 NY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
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2-50690 Long, Charles Edward editor RICHARD SYMONDS'S DIARY OF THE ROYAL ARMY The only first-hand account by a non-officer ofthe Royalist side, Symond's was a Lifeguardsman &served from 1644-45, new informative introduction. 1 vol, 352 pgs 1998 NY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
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1-211015 Lucht, Antje and Jurgen FAHNEN AND STANDARTEN (BANNERS AND STANDARDS): Volume 5: English Civil War The fifth volume in the series covers the English Civil War.

The war between King Charles I and followers of the Parliament ended with the execution of the king, the temporary abolition of the monarchy, and the establishment of a republic in England led by Oliver Cromwell. Uprisings in Ireland (1649) and in Scotland (1650/51) were smashed.

Personalities of the time included the Duke of Buckingham, Oliver Cromwell, Rupert of the Rhine (a son of Frederick V), Thomas Fairfax (3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron), and James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde. 1 vol, 250 pgs 2016 GERMANY, VERLAG EDITION PETERSTOR
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1-190450 Maggs, Stephen THEN BEAT A FLYING DRUM:Battle of Philiphaugh 1645 Not just a battle history of Montrose's defeat and the end of Charles I hopes in Scotland, but also contains much detail on units, weapons, organization, and uniforms of both sides. 1 vol, 92 pgs 2009 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-58580 Marshall, Alan OLIVER CROMWELL:SOLDIER The author concentrates on the military side of his life from 1642-1651, (18) b/w illust/maps 1 vol, 248 pgs 2004 UK, BRASSEY'S
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1-216991 Miller, Simon FOR KING & PARLIAMENT: Marlowe to Maidenhy -- The Scenario Book Large format, full-color, fictional campaign-based ECW scenarios. Each scenario contains a background briefing, separate briefings for each of the players, a deployment plan and orders of battle. The scenarios can be played individually or in sequence, as a campaign. Many of the characters and units recur throughout the campaign. 1 vol, 66 pgs 2021 UK, BIG RED BAT VENTURES
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1-PWAR106 Newberg PAPER WARS ISSUE 105: Power & Resolution: The English Civil War, 1642-51 This is a graphic update of the classic Simulations Canada game designed by Stephen Newberg and originally published in 1984. It is medium-complexity, strategic-level, with quarter-year turns and a large-hex map that covers all of Britain and the eastern half of Ireland. Special rules cover political infighting, religion, leaders, the navy, and much more. There is a grand scenario covering the whole war and four shorter ones. One sheet of 200 small-size half-inch counters. Playable by two, three or four, but not easily adaptable to solitaire. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2024 US, COMPASS GAMES
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1-74740 Osborne, Mike SIEGE AND FORTIFIACTIONS OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR Guide and Gazetteer to the Fortifications and Sieges of the English Civil War, 15 pgs of photos/illust. 1 vol, 136 pgs 2013 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-16130 Peachey, Stuart & Prince, Les ENGLISH CIVIL WAR FLAGS & COLORS:#1 ENGLISH FOOT Most complete and authoritative work, authors have used many primary sources, hundreds of b/w illust of Flags, biblio, index. 1 vol, 116 pgs 2003 HOPEWELL, OMM PUBLISHING
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1-24250 Peachey, Stuart and Turton, Alan OLD ROBIN'S FOOT It is now over 30 years since the first edition of Old Robin's Foot. In the interim research has revealed exciting new information particularly about clothing, and thrown some doubt on the accuracy of previously well thought of secondary sources.

Of most significance is the publication in 2014 of the 26-volume Clothes of the Common People in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England, which has shed new light on what soldiers of the period might have worn. This second edition of Old Robin brings the research right up to date, including major revisions of the text where this seemed necessary. The result is a book presenting all the latest research in the context of Essex's infantry units.

Illustrations by Alan Turton, color plates by Bruno Mugnai, and color flags by Lesley Prince. 1 vol, 63 pgs 2017 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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2-24250 Peachey, Stuart and Turton, Alan OLD ROBIN'S FOOT The equipping and campaigns of Essex's Infantry 1642-1645, b/w illust. 1 vol, 63 pgs 2013 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-213120 Pells, Ismini NEW APPROACHES TO THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR Proceedings of the First Helion and Company 'Century Of The Soldier' Conference. Includes 50 B&W illustrations, maps, and tables.

A selection of distinct, yet interrelated, military aspects of the English Civil War commences with two studies that re-evaluate our understanding of two key battles: Middlewich on 13 March 1643, which kickstarted the Civil War (political, as well as military), boosted the career of Sir William Brereton, and played a key role in establishing Parliamentary dominance in the strategically significant county of Cheshire; and Worcester on 3 September 1651, which looks at bridge-building over the rivers Teme and Severn at Powick.

The volume then moves on to consider ideology in practice, starting with a look at how Royalist and Parliamentarian troops built networks and relationships among themselves based on shared battle experiences in the service of the Dutch Republic. Next, a profile of William Rowley and the politics and allegiances within Shrewsbury, which remained under Royalist occupation from September 1642 to February 1645.

Next, a comparison between 17th century military manuals with the evidence from conflict archaeology. Then, two examinations of hospitals and casualty care, and finally, a new explanation for Sir William Waller's defeat at Roundway Down on 13 July 1643. 1 vol, 212 pgs 2017 UK, HELION
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1-240720 Price, Glen W. SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS, TRANSPORT AND PROVISIONS: Early Modern Military Logistics and Supply Systems during the British Civil Wars -- 1638-1653 Investigates operational level logistics and supply systems, including what methods of supply were used, what decisions and events these systems impacted, and how these related to strategic and tactical outcomes of the wars. Explains the facets of land, coastal, and riverine transportation, the supply of manpower to the armies, and the supply of food, clothing, and shelter to multiple forces across various conflicts throughout the British Civil Wars. Outlines regional disparity in military logistics systems due to reliance on pre-existing civilian structures and methods -- which had not been developed with a military purpose in mind and resulted in substantial logistical and supply differences that consequently, and heavily, favored one faction over another. 1 vol, 260 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-200820 Reid, Stuart CROWN COVENANT AND CROMWELL - The Civil Wars in Scotland 1639-1651 Crown, Covenant and Cromwell is a groundbreaking military history of the Great Civil War or rather the last Anglo-Scottish War as it was fought in Scotland and by Scottish armies in England between 1639 and 1651. While the politics of the time are necessarily touched upon, it is above all the story of those armies and the men who marched in them under generals such as Alexander Leslie, the illiterate soldier of fortune who became Earl of Leven, James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, and of course Oliver Cromwell, the fenland farmer and Lord Protector of England.
1 vol, 256 pgs 2013 UK, FRONTLINE BOOKS
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1-209280 Reid, Stuart SCOTS ARMIES OF THE GREAT REBELLION 1638-1658 In 1639 the Scottish Covenanters went to war with their King. Yet this was no mere rebellion, far less the Civil War which their defiance precipitated in England, for they had the government of the country and the forces they raised were no mere rabble of insurgents -- but the army of Scotland.

This new study of the various Scots forces provides a completely fresh and comprehensively detailed survey of both regulars and irregulars, including unprecedented detail on the arming of Highland soldiers and a specially commissioned series of color plates revealing the actual appearance of individual Scottish soldiers as never before. Includes eight full color plates by Bruno Mugnai. 1 vol, 236 pgs 2015 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-210853 Reid, Stuart ENGLISH CIVIL WAR FLAGS & COLOURS: Volume 3 Edited by Stuart Reid, with original artwork from the Gary Gibbs Collection. The important collection of contemporary images of flags from the English Civil War, published here for the first time, was assembled by the late W. Y. Carman.

Includes numerous examples of: Parliamentarian Cavalry, Other Parliamentarian Cavalry, The London Trained Bands, Royalist Cavalry Flags, and Royalist Infantry Colours. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2013 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-50020 Reid, Stuart SCOTS ARMIES OF THE 17TH CENTURY:#1 Provides a concise description of the Army of the Covenant 1639-1651, b/w illust, listing of Regt's. 1 vol, 82 pgs 1988 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-50030 Reid, Stuart SCOTS ARMIES OF THE 17TH CENTURY:#2 Scots Colours Lists units serving in the New Model Army and at Dunbar 1648 & Peston 1651, most of the book illust standards & colors of the Scottish Regiments. 1 vol, 90 pgs 1990 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-50040 Reid, Stuart SCOTS ARMIES OF THE 17TH CENTURY:#3 Provides a concise description of the Royalists 1639-1646, b/w illust, biblio, notes. 1 vol, 66 pgs 1989 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-229750 Riley, Jonathon THE COLONIAL IRONSIDES: English Expeditions under the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1650 - 1660 Rediscover a series of post-English Civil War episodes in British military history that have not been detailed fully since Victorian times and marked a transition in English foreign policy from raiding the colonies of others, chiefly Spain, to becoming an imperial power.

Comprehensive survey of the role played by Oliver Cromwell's expeditionary forces to subdue Royalist outposts abroad in the Three Kingdoms, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the Scillies, the West Indies and North America. Also details the launch of the Western design against Spain in the Caribbean and during its course, the failure of the expedition against San Domingo and the conquest of Jamaica. In Europe, the book studies the role of Cromwell's expeditionary brigade, and Charles II's army in exile, in the struggle between France and Spain in the Low Countries during the last years of the Protectorate: the Battle of the Dunes, the sieges of Dunkirk, Ypres, Oudenaarde and other towns leading to the acquisition of Dunkirk and Mardyke as a British colony on the Continent, the first since the loss of Calais under Mary Tudor. Includes 57 b/w illustrations, 33 maps, and 2 color illustrations on back cover.
1 vol, 386 pgs 2022 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-83540 Roberts, Keith CROMWELL'S WAR MACHINE:The New Model Army 1645-60 Meticulously researched book, the author deatails the recruitment, training, organization and the equipment along with the tactical & strategic uses 100+ illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2006 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-16190 Ryder, Ian AN ENGLISH ARMY FOR IRELAND One of the most neglected of British armies, the author provides detailed information, biblio. 1 vol, 48 pgs 1987 ESSEX, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-223330 Sadler, John Cromwell's Convicts - The Death March from Dunbar 1650 On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar - a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour - but the aftermath, the forced march of 5,000 prisoners from the battlefield to Durham, was one of the cruelest episodes in his career. 20 black and white illustrations

The march took them seven days, without food and with little water, no medical care, the property of a ruthless regime determined to eradicate any possibility of further threat. Those who survived long enough to reach Durham found no refuge, only pestilence and despair. Exhausted, starving and dreadfully weakened, perhaps as many as 1,700 died from typhus and dysentery. Those who survived were condemned to hard labor and enforced exile in conditions of virtual slavery in a harsh new world across the Atlantic.

Cromwell's Convicts is the first book to describe their ordeal in detail and, by using archaeological evidence, to bring the story right up to date. John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville describe the battle at Dunbar, but their main focus is on the lethal week-long march of the captives that followed. They make extensive use of archive material, retrace the route taken by the prisoners and describe the recent archaeological excavations in Durham which have identified some of the victims and given us a graphic reminder of their fate.
1 vol, 240 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-214800 Scott, Chris and Turton, Alan HEY FOR OLD ROBIN!: The Campaigns And Armies of the Earl of Essex During the First Civil War, 1642-44 'Hey For Old Robin!' was the cry of the Earl of Essex's army during the First Civil War as, contrary to modern popular belief, Robert Devereux was well-liked by the men he led. Includes 53 b/w illustrations, 8 color drawings, photos, and 17 black/white maps.

This book fills a gap in the literature of the Civil Wars, taking up the challenge to write a new history of Essex and his Army and examining the often-repeated view that he was a cautious dullard with little military skill. It presents a view of Parliament's first Lord General, bringing him out of the shadow of Cromwell. In doing so they are not afraid to bite the bullet of period and modern criticism of Essex as a strategist and tactician, as well as his reported failings as a man.

Traces the story of the early campaigns, beginning with Edgehill, then Brentford, Turnham Green, the relief of Gloucester, the retreat to Newbury, the Siege of Reading, the Thames Valley Campaign, the disaster of Lostwithiel, and the rebuilding of the army for Second Newbury. Whilst they leave the detailed examination of the various battles fought by Essex and his men to more specialist books, they tell the story of each of the campaigns and share their thoughts on Essex's problems and his decisions and actions.

Also examines how the armies were constituted, officered, recruited, and maintained, as well as its reductions and transfers. In separate chapters they describe Essex's Foot, the Horse, the Dragoons, The Artillery and The Train, dealing with what the army wore, what it was paid, what weapons it used, the flags it carried and how it was organized, operated and fought. All this is set within a sound understanding and appreciation of the background of the seventeenth century and Essex's place in the socio-political zeitgeist as well as period military thinking and practice.

Illustrated with a wealth of seldom-seen contemporary engravings of Essex's officers and friends and newly commissioned maps, as well as uniform, cornets, and color plates. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2017 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-218900 Scott, Christopher THE MOST HEAVY STROKE: The Battle of Roundway Down 1643 Sir William Waller called his defeat at the Battle of Roundway Down, the most heavy stroke that ever befell him. He also said it turned victory into mourning and glory into shame. Indeed his loss in July 1643 was both dramatic and unexpected but what exactly happened has posed questions to historians for many generations.

For years the same old solutions as to why Waller's combined-arms army was overcome by a cavalry force of less than half its numbers have been discussed, but with little variation. They all appear to hail the experience of the vaunted Oxford Horse, the idea that the parliamentarian Horse began their fights stationary, the personal skills of Wilmot and Byron over those of Haselrig and Hungerford, and the cowardice of the parliamentarian Western Horse. These factors are probably correct in some measure, but this volume says there are two more, perhaps even greater reasons for the collapse of Waller's mounted troops.

The text describes how the tactics of the day put Waller's cavalry at a decided disadvantage and that Wilmot having understood the lessons of Edgehill was able to make full use of what he saw. The book also argues a case that perhaps the ostlers and grooms of Oxfordshire contributed more to the royalist victory than has hitherto been acknowledged. Combines what accounts say of movements and eyewitness terrain descriptions with knowledge of period practice in a deeper study of both battle and battlefield than has been hitherto undertaken, turning agreed previous positions of both armies on their head. Includes 12 b/w photos, 45 b/w illustrations, 8 color plates, and 10 tables. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2019 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-2078501 Singleton, C. FAMOUS BY MY SWORD: THE ARMY OF MONTROSE AND THE MILITARY REVOLUTION Montrose was a doomed King's general who dared to win - and lost it all. The Scottish Royalist armed forces, along with its principal leader, the Marquis of Montrose, have had a romantic veneer that has long obscured their true composition and function.

In this work, the author examines the troops and their operational doctrines within the themes of the early modern Military Revolution, and places the Scots Royalists within a greater European context of development. The book is enlivened by specially-commissioned color uniform plates based on the latest research, showing how Montrose's troops really appeared on the battlefield.

Includes 20 b/w illustrations, nine maps, and eight pages of color plates. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2014 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-237440 Singleton, Charles editor 1648 AND ALL THAT: The Scottish Invasions of England, 1648 and 1651 Selection of papers:
* Key Note Speaker and Foreword
* Colonel Francis Thornhagh and the Battle of Preston, 1648
* A Tale of Two Risings: Was the second civil war in England and Wales primarily pro-Royalist or anti-Parliamentarian?
* The Control of Command in the British Wars 1642-1651
* Three armies into one? Scottish Engager military organization in 1648
* Includes 9 b/w illustrations, 8 b/w photos, 7 maps, and 6 tables.

The resumption of conflict in Britain between 1648 and 1651 is frequently referred to as the Second and Third Civil Wars. The period marked not only a return to war, but to a bloodier, more violent conflict that had perhaps been seen before in the British Isles. Massacre, summary executions, wanton destruction, and assault on the civilian population were commonplace.

In early 1648, a political faction called the Engagers gained control of the Scottish Government and sent an army into England to support numerous pro-Royalist risings across the country. Poorly equipped, poorly trained, and with low morale, the Scottish Engager Army and its Royalist allies were no match for the New Model Army led by Cromwell. The two sides met at Preston in August 1648 and after an initial clash, the Scots finally surrendered at Warrington two days later.

Following the execution of Charles Ist in January 1649, the Scots supporting his son Charles II went to war against England, now a republic. A second invasion of England was launched, and the Scots found themselves cornered at Worcester by English forces, once again led by Oliver Cromwell. The battle, the last major action of the British Civil Wars, was fought on the 3rd September 1651, was described by Cromwell as a crowning mercy. 1 vol, 122 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-239130 Spencer, Dan THE CASTLE IN THE WARS OF THE ROSES Castle battles and sieges during the Wars of the Roses, including the siege of Bamburgh Castle in 1464. Using a wide range of narrative, architectural, financial, and administrative sources, sheds new light on the functions of castles, demonstrating their importance as strategic and logistical centers, bases for marshaling troops, and as fortresses. Traces their use from the outbreak of civil war in the reign of Henry VI in the 1450s to the triumph of Henry VII some 30 years later. 1 vol, 264 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-69180 Spicer, Tony BATTLE OF WORCESTER 1651, THE A turning point in history, as a battle it offers wide-sweeping maneuvers, river crossings, defense of a bridge & more, b/w illust/maps 1 vol, 58 pgs 2002 UK, PADDY GRIFFITH ASSOC
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1-222270 Spring, Laurence THE CAMPAIGN OF SIR WILLIAM WALLER: 1642-1645 Using contemporary accounts to describe events, this book looks at Waller's campaigns from the siege of Portsmouth in June 1642 to April 1645 when his army was disbanded. It includes his victories in the West in 1643, the raising of a new army in August 1643, the sieges of Basing House and Arundel Castle along with the defense of Farnham and the storming of Alton. Also included is Waller's many battles including Lansdown, Roundway Down, Cheriton, Cropredy Bridge, and the Second Battle of Newbury. Also covers the logistics of putting Waller's Army into the field, including clothing, arms, and taxation as well as the tension between Waller and the Earl of Essex.

Nothing sums up the tragedy of the English Civil War more than the friendship between Sir William Waller and his opponent Sir Ralph Hopton as 'this war without an enemy.' However, Waller was also a general respected by both sides during the war, the Royalist Colonel Walter Slingsby described him as 'the fox' and the 'best shifter and chooser of ground when he was not master of the field.' The Parliamentarian John Vicars in his England's Worthies published in 1647 refers to Waller as 'One of the most impregnable offensive and defensive walls of the kingdom.' His victories in 1642 and early 1643 earned him the nickname of William the Conqueror, and due to his tactics of marching by night to surprise his enemy, the Night Owl. It was Waller who also first mentioned the need for the formation of the New Model Army. 1 vol, 216 pgs 2019 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-234770 Spring, Laurence CAMPAIGNS OF THE EASTERN ASSOCIATION: The Rise of Oliver Cromwell, 1642-1645 Examines the performance of the Eastern Association at the battles of Marston Moor and second battle of Newbury, plus the sieges of Reading, King's Lynn, Lincoln and York and battles of Gainsborough and Winceby. It also looks at the religious and political divisions within the army caused by the Presbyterians and Cromwell's Independent factions which would almost cripple the army in winter of 1644, which would end in a bitter dispute in Parliament, which would eventually lead to the formation of the New Model Army.

This book not only looks at the commanders but also the soldiers who served in the army by using their petitions which gives a vivid insight into the campaigns and life as a soldier during the Civil War, and is divided into the following chapters:

1) The First Campaigns: which looks at the campaigns of Lord Grey of Warke, the first commander of the Eastern Association and also the early campaigns of Cromwell;

2) Manchester takes command: which covers the increase in strength of the Association under its new commander the Earl of Manchester and the events leading up to it marching north, including Prince Rupert surprising the besiegers at Newark;

3) The Siege of York: looks at the events of the siege and siege warfare;

4) The battle of Marston Moor: and the surrender of York;

5) Crawford's campaign: which looks at the campaign of Major General Lawrence Crawford after the surrender of York, including the capture of Sheffield;

6) Manchester's campaign: describes his movements from the surrender of York until his uniting with the armies of Essex and Waller at Basingstoke;

7) The second battle of Newbury: Which re-examines the battle and also looks the King return to Newbury and the combined parliamentarian armies refusing to fight;

8) The winter of discontent: dispute in Parliament which resulted in the Self Denying Ordinance and the formation of the New Model Army

9) The last campaigns: Cromwell being sent into the West and Crawford being ordered to assist Sir William Brereton and then the disbandment of Association's regiment to form the New Model Army;

10) Conclusion: traces what happened to some of the combatants after the war;

11) The appendixes describe the logistics of the Eastern Association and the Royalist Colours that were captured at Marston Moor.

The discovery of the whereabouts of the correspondence of the Earl of Manchester after they were withdrawn from the then Public Record Office means that this book contains information not used in other books on the campaigns of the Eastern Association, and also the raising of the New Model Army, so is a must for anyone interested in the Civil War. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2022 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-226450 Spring, Lawrence THE ARMIES OF SIR RALPH HOPTON: The Royalist Armies of the West 1642-46 Nothing sums up the tragedy of the English Civil War more than the friendship between Sir Ralph Hopton and the parliamentarian general Sir William Waller as 'this war without an enemy.' Hopton was one of the first commanders to support the king and helped secure Cornwall for the Royalist Cause.

Describes the life and death of a soldier during the Civil War. Chapters include recruitment, clothing, equipping and training of Hopton's armies as well as his campaigns, including those of Prince Maurice, Sir Richard Grenville and George Lord Goring. It also looks at the divisions within the royalist high command which ultimately lost King Charles the war. It also looks at what happened to these soldiers once the fighting was over. Includes 25 b/w illustrations, 9 b/w maps, 8 pages color plates, and numerous tables.

In fact, Sir Hopton commanded three armies during the Civil War; the first was made up of the famous Cornish infantry, which would become the backbone of the Royalist war effort in the West. This army was absorbed into Prince Maurice's army after the fall of Bristol to the Royalists in July 1643. His second army was raised during the autumn of 1643 and was disbanded to reinforce the King's Oxford Army after the battle of Cheriton. Finally, Hopton commanded the remnants of the royalist army in the West during the death throes of the Royalist cause in 1646.
1 vol, 220 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-237430 Sutton, Paul THE CITY HORSE: London's Militia Cavalry During the English Civil War -- 1642-1660 Details the raising, equipping, maintenance, and deployment of numerous militia and auxiliary cavalry formations -- collectively called the City Horse -- were raised in and around the City of London at the behest of Parliament for the English Civil War. Analyses how effective they were in the war by following their baptism of fire at Winchester in 1642, the main campaigns of 1643 and 1644, and through to their peripheral role in the Parliamentary victory in 1645/46.

Then describes the important role they played during the heady summer of 1647 as the New Model Army marched on the nation's capital to seek redress, as well as the part they played in the political turmoil in London during the Second Civil War in 1648. Further describes their reorganization under the Commonwealth, their participation at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, how some of the senior officers sought to prolong the English Republic and finally, how the City Horse welcomed the entry of Charles II into London in 1660. Uniquely amongst the units raised during the wars, the City Horse served throughout the conflict. Includes two color illustrations, 11 maps, and five tables.

Demonstrates how political imperatives created and molded this body of troops and how it was used as a pawn in the greater game of chess that was the English Revolution. It is a story of zealous political and religious individuals, of greed, avarice, treachery and naked ambition. It is a story of individuals, brought together by the political maelstrom of their times and how they endeavored to do what they considered to be right. Recounts bravery and also not a small amount of cowardice. 1 vol, 344 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-24110 Turton, Alan CHIEF STRENGTH OF THE ARMY, THE:Essex's Horse The history of the first mounted unit raised to defend Parliament, b/w illust. 1 vol, 72 pgs 2013 UK, PARTIZAN PRESS
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1-241610 Venning, Timothy ROAD TO CIVIL WAR, 1625-1642: The Unexpected Revolution Revisionist history showing a gradual build-up of opposition and a drift to conflict which few expected or wanted despite growing Stuart absolutism, threats to Parliament, and the accepted civil order and religious controversy. The study of the three kingdoms covers the major themes of religious dispute with Laud, Wentworth, and Strafford - towering figures - church reform, 'godly' religions, explosion of 'news' and pamphlets, the King and Lords and Commons, the Queen's often suspect influence, King Charles' absolutism and rigidity, and iconic events like the Grand Remonstance, arrest of the Five Members, Charles' departure from London, and the raising of the Royal Standard for war. 1 vol, 304 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-82110 Verney, Peter STANDARD BEARER, THE:Charles I Standard Bearer Well written account of the life and times of SirEdmund Verney whose dramatic death at Edgehill in1642 is the portrait of honor and courage, index. 1 vol, 224 pgs 1963 LONDON, HUTCHINSON
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1-GFIX009 Verssen, Dan GAMEFIX #9: Among Nations Features:

Among Nations: A Jaundiced view of the Games People (and Nations) Play
Among Nations, 3-6 player card game of international wheeling and double dealing
Interview: Ricard Dengel
Rebel Yell Scenario: Van Dorn's cavalry raid near Holly Springs, Dec 1862
Advanced Rules for Ancients
Crisis 2000 Scenario: The Militia Wars
A View from the Conning Tower
A Word in Edgewise: Letter to Vice President Gore 1 vol, 28 pgs 1995 US, GAME PUBLICATION GROUP
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1-209950 Wanklyn, Malcolm RECONSTRUCTING THE NEW MODEL ARMY: Volume 1 - Regimental Lists April 1645 to May 1649 This book provides a full listing of the troop and company commanders who served in the New Model Army during the first four years of its existence. A second volume, to be published in 2016, will cover the final years of the army's existence.

This is the first comprehensive reconstruction of New Model Army's officer corps and it corrects numerous errors to be found in more general histories. It is fully indexed and referenced.

In part one, the data concerning the careers of troop and company commanders is presented in the form of snapshots of the army taken on six occasions between April 1645 and May 1649. However, the information to be found in the very extensive footnotes will enable the reader to create a highly accurate reconstruction of the names of the troop and company commanders at any date in that period.

In part two, a similar exercise is conducted with respect to the junior commissioned officers. In their case the surviving documentary evidence makes a complete reconstruction impossible. It is, however, important that their names are recorded as considerable numbers went on to serve as troop and company commanders, and indeed field officers and colonels, during the last 10 years of the New Model Army s existence.

In appendix one, regimental lists are presented for the first time of the Earl of Essex's army at the time of its incorporation into the New Model Army, thus complementing the work of Laurence Spring on the New Model's other two progenitors, the armies of the Earl of Manchester and Sir William Waller.

The book is not a new history of the New Model Army, but it does include chapters on topics that are not addressed head-on in Ian Gentles, The New Model Army 1645-1653 (1992). One examines the extent to which the New Model Army was an English Army, an issue first raised by Mark Stoyle in Soldiers and Strangers (Yale, 2005). Another discusses the positions held by the officers before they became troop or company commanders in the New Model Army, and the effect this may have had on their subsequent military careers. A third explores the circumstances under which officers left the army in the period 1645-1649, whist a fourth questions the notion of pinning numbers to the New Model Army regiments as was the practice in the British Army of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2015 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-220490 Wanklyn, Malcolm PARLIAMENT'S GENERALS: Supreme Command and Politics During the British Wars 1642-51 Waller, Essex, Fairfax, Manchester, and Cromwell are among the most famous military men who fought for Parliament during the English Civil War. While their performance as generals has been explored in numerous books on the campaigns, comparatively little has been written by military historians about the political aspects of high command, namely the ever-changing and often fractious relationship with the English Parliament and its executive committees. The book examines the qualities they employed in their attempts to achieve their military and political aspirations.

In a series of insightful chapters he follows their careers through the course of the conflict, focusing on their successes and failures in battle and the consequences for their reputations and influence. Dissatisfaction with the leadership of Essex, Manchester, and Waller in the inconclusive early campaigns is examined, as are the contrasting strengths of Fairfax and Cromwell. This reassessment sheds new light on how these commanders managed promotions, outmaneuvered their fellow generals, and controlled their subordinates. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2019 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-85820 Wankyln, Malcolm DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR An analysis of Edgehill, Newbury I, Cheriton, Marston Moor, Newbry II, Naseby, and Preston, with b/w maps and illustrations, bibliography, and index. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2007 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-213460 worton, Jonathan THE BATTLE OF MONTGOMERY 1644: The English Civil War In The Welsh Borderlands Making extensive use of contemporary sources -- many of which are referenced here for the first time -- the campaign, the armies and their commanders are fully considered before the battle is investigated. As the site has not been certainly located, the author uses fieldwork and archival information to propose the most likely battlefield before examining the course of the engagement in the context of contemporary tactics and weaponry.

While the battle is the main subject, The Battle of Montgomery, 1644 also considers the wider war in Northerly Wales and the North-West and West Midlands of England -- a region that remains underrepresented in Civil War historiography. Extensively illustrated, it also includes specially commissioned artwork. 1 vol, 120 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-24750 Young, Peter EDGEHILL 1642:The Campaign and the Battle In-depth study of the first major battle of the English Civil War, maps, appendices, biblio, index 1 vol, 344 pgs 2001 UK, WINDRUSH PRESS
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