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Autore |
Wanklyn Malcolm |
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Titolo |
A military history of the English Civil War, 1642-1646 : strategy and tactics / / Malcolm Wanklyn and Frank Jones |
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Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-86839-0 |
1-315-83561-4 |
1-317-86840-4 |
1-281-38458-5 |
9786611384586 |
1-4082-1152-1 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (325 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military art and science - Great Britain - History - 17th century |
Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 |
Great Britain History, Military 1603-1714 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2005 by Pearson Education. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Illustrations; Abbreviations; PART I Introduction; I The nature and origins of the Great Civil War: a brief overview; II How was the Great Civil War won?; III Battlecraft in seventeenth-century Europe; PART II Knock-out strategies; IV Initial strategies; V The battle of Edgehill; VI The first Thames valley campaign; Summary of Part II; PART III Parliament's offensive; VII Consolidation; VIII The second Thames valley campaign; Summary of Part III; PART IV A king's game |
IX The battle of Roundway Down and the capture of BristolX The Gloucester and Newbury campaign; XI The first battle of Newbury; XII Maintaining the strategic initiative; XIII The Hampshire campaign; Summary of Part IV; PART V The allies' counterattack; XIV The third Thames valley campaign; XV The march to York; XVI The battle of Marston Moor; XVII The Royalist recovery; XVIII The second and third battles of Newbury; Summary of Part V; PART VI The crisis of the war; XIX Winter quarters; XX The Naseby campaign; XXI The battle of |
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Naseby; XXII Langport and beyond; PART VII Tactics |
XXIII Triumph on the battlefieldXXIV Reflections on the military history of the Great Civil War; Postscript The Second Civil War; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King's faulty command struct |
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