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



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Autore: Wanklyn Malcolm Visualizza persona
Titolo: A military history of the English Civil War, 1642-1646 : strategy and tactics / / Malcolm Wanklyn and Frank Jones Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014
Edizione: First edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 p.)
Disciplina: 942.06/24
942.062
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
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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.: 9910806959503321
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