A military history of the English Civil War, 1642-1646 : strategy and tactics / / Malcolm Wanklyn and Frank Jones

• Autore: Wanklyn Malcolm
• Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.06/24
• Soggetto topico: Military art and science - Great Britain - History - 17th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649; Great Britain History, Military 1603-1714
• Altri autori: JonesFrank
• Note generali: First published 2005 by Pearson Education.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A military history of the English Civil War, 1642-1646
• ISBN: 1-317-86839-0; 1-315-83561-4; 1-317-86840-4; 1-281-38458-5; 9786611384586; 1-4082-1152-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784787203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II