ISBN: 0631158693

[SR: 6539385], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780631158691], Blackwell Pub, Blackwell Pub, Book, [PU: Blackwell Pub], Blackwell Pub, This is an account of one of the most formidable fighting forces ev… Mehr…

[SR: 6539385], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780631158691], Blackwell Pub, Blackwell Pub, Book, [PU: Blackwell Pub], Blackwell Pub, This is an account of one of the most formidable fighting forces ever assembled. Taking his evidence from contemporary sources, Ian Gentles describes the formation of the New Model Army under Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, the course of its decisive victories over the royalist forces of Charles 1 and its ferociously successful campaigns against the Scots and the Irish. The author gives a vivid account of the course of the major battles and of the innovative tactics employed by Fairfax and Cromwell. As importantly, he also examines the motivations and aspirations of the soldiers and their officers. For this was no ordinary army, but one convinced that it was acting under divine guidance, not merely to win a war, but to change the very nature of English society. In 1649, with the execution of the king and the abolition of the House of Lords, it must have appeared as if they had done so. Yet the question of how far the New Model was a revolutionary army and how far a body of men whose religious passion was manipulated for the pragmatic, personal or even conservative aims of its leaders is one that has occupied the minds of historians for three centuries. Ian Gentles provides a convincing resolution of this debate, raising new evidence to support his argument., 4948, England, 9332123011, Great Britain, 4935, Europe, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 4974, Scotland, 9332123011, Great Britain, 4935, Europe, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 5011, Military, 3568213011, Afghan War, 5012, Aviation, 1043892, Canada, 5015, Intelligence & Espionage, 387040011, Iraq War, 5016, Korean War, 16233491, Life & Institutions, 5017, Napoleonic Wars, 5018, Naval, 5019, Pictorials, 16244451, Prisoners of War, 16244121, Regiments, 5020, Strategy, 5021, Uniforms, 5022, United States, 13922587011, Vehicles, 5025, Vietnam War, 1043894, War of 1812, 5026, Weapons & Warfare, 5030, World War I, 5031, World War II, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 173515, Engineering, 226498, Aerospace, 13647, Automotive, 226506, Bioengineering, 227539, Chemical, 227541, Civil & Environmental, 227543, Computer Modelling, 8082404011, Construction, 52168011, Design, 227544, Electrical & Electronics, 52215011, Energy Production & Extraction, 227550, Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems, 107157011, Marine Engineering, 226704, Materials & Material Science, 13778, Mechanical, 226719, Military Technology, 13803, Reference, 13809, Telecommunications & Sensors, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 491414, Europe, 468230, History, 468206, Humanities, 465600, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, 2349030011, Specialty Boutique, 283155, Books, 684270011, Military, 468230, History, 468206, Humanities, 465600, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, 2349030011, Specialty Boutique, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 0631158693

[SR: 622720], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780631158691], Wiley-Blackwell, Wiley-Blackwell, Book, [PU: Wiley-Blackwell], 1991-10-01, Wiley-Blackwell, Fine, As new copy in black cloth boards, gilt ti… Mehr…

[SR: 622720], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780631158691], Wiley-Blackwell, Wiley-Blackwell, Book, [PU: Wiley-Blackwell], 1991-10-01, Wiley-Blackwell, Fine, As new copy in black cloth boards, gilt title on spine with a fine dust jacket. Illustrated in b/w with maps/plates as listed. The New Model Army: in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1645-1653. xi,584p : ill, maps,plans,ports ; 24cm.. . Bibliography: p558-570. - Includes index.. ., 271344, The Plantaganets & Medieval England, 271343, Great Britain, 271480, Europe, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 4117751, Scotland, 271343, Great Britain, 271480, Europe, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 12447590031, England, 271343, Great Britain, 271480, Europe, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 4117771, Ireland, 271480, Europe, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276568, Land Forces, 882510, Armed Forces, 271411, Military History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 771718, World History, 12447629031, Civilisation & Culture, 12447630031, Cold War, 278066, Discovery & Exploration, 772016, Maritime History & Piracy, 275899, Revolutions & Coups, 772066, Slavery, 276593, Women in History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276522, Sociology, 496634, Family & Social Groups, 276303, Law & Disorder, 496644, Methodology & Research, 276447, Population & Demography, 276482, Social Issues, 276530, Sociological Theories, 496640, Sociology of Work, 276411, Social Sciences, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276557, Warfare & Defence, 882510, Armed Forces, 276561, Defence Strategy & Research, 276570, Military Life & Institutions, 496844, Theory & Military Science, 496848, War & Defence Operations, 276580, War Crimes, 276584, Weapons & Equipment, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<