TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wanklyn,Malcolm
AU  - Jones,Frank
TI  - A military history of the English Civil War, 1642-1646: strategy and tactics 
SN  - 9781317868408
AV  - DA415 .W325 2014 
U1  - 942.06/24 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Military art and science
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Art et science militaires
KW  - Grande-Bretagne
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 17e siècle
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Europe
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Civil War, 1642-1649
KW  - History, Military
KW  - 1603-1714
KW  - 1642-1649 (Guerre civile)
KW  - Histoire militaire
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Military history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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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