War In England 1642 1649

Author : Barbara Donagan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199565708
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War in England 1642-1649 written by Barbara Donagan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing extensively on primary sources, and with the focus on examining what the war was like to live through - for example the living conditions for soldiers, the conduct of war, etc. - this study illuminates the human cost of war and its effect on society, both in our own day as well as in the 17th century.

Author : Barbara Donagan
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191614173
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War in England 1642-1649 written by Barbara Donagan and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh approach to the English civil war, War in England 1642-1649 focuses on answering a misleadingly simple question: what kind of war was it to live through? Eschewing descriptions of specific battles or analyses of political and religious developments, Barbara Donagan examines the 'texture' of war, addressing questions such as: what did Englishmen and women believe about war and know about its practice before 1642? What were the conditions in which a soldier fought - for example, how efficient was his musket (not very), and how did he know where he was going (much depended on the reliability of scouts and spies)? What were the rules that were supposed to govern conduct in war, and how were they enforced (by a combination of professional peer pressure and severe but discretionary army discipline and courts martial)? What were the officers and men of the armies like, and how well did they fight? The book deals even-handedly with royalists and parliamentarians, examining how much they had in common, as well as discussing the points on which they differed. It looks at the intimacy of this often uncivil war, in which enemies fought at close quarters, spoke the same language and had often been acquainted before the war began, just as they had often known the civilians who suffered their presence. A final section on two sieges illustrates these themes in practice over extended periods, and also demonstrates the integration of military and civilian experience in a civil war. Drawing extensively on primary sources, Donagan's study illuminates the human cost of war and its effect on society, both in our own day as well as in the seventeenth century.

Author : Malcolm Wanklyn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317868390
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Military History of the English Civil War written by Malcolm Wanklyn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.

Author : Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Great Civil War, 1642-1649: 1644-1647 written by Samuel Rawson Gardiner and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Hibbert
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007394713
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cavaliers and Roundheads written by Christopher Hibbert and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This social as well as a military history recreates the scenes of civil war in England, between 1642 and 1649.

Author : Samuel R. Gardiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Great Civil War written by Samuel R. Gardiner and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Great Civil War, 1642-1649 written by Samuel Rawson Gardiner and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Stephen Morrill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reactions to the English Civil War (1642-1649). written by John Stephen Morrill and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Blair Worden
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297857592
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The English Civil Wars written by Blair Worden and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic: the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished, to be replaced by a republic and military rule. In this wonderfully readable account, Blair Worden explores the events of this period and their origins - the war between King and Parliament, the execution of Charles I, Cromwell's rule and the Restoration - while aiming to reveal something more elusive: the motivations of contemporaries on both sides and the concerns of later generations.

Author : Martyn Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317880943
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The English Civil War 1640-1649 written by Martyn Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Civil War (1642-53) is one of the most crucial periods in British history. Martyn Bennett introduces the reader to the main debates surrounding the Civil War which continue to be debated by historians. He considers the repercussions both on government and religion, of Parliament's failure to secure stability after the Royalist defeat in 1646, and argues that this opened the way for far more radical reforms. The book deals with the military campaigns in all four nations, placing the war in its full British and Irish context.