CONTENTS
Prologue
1: Rebellion in the North
2: The Irish Insurgency, 1641-2
3: The outbreak of civil war in England, 1640-42
4: Building and Fuelling the Machinery of War: Recruitment, Finance, Logistics
5: Popular Allegiance in the English Civil War
6: War in England: the first year, 1642-3
7: The hinge year: 1643-4
8: Hope revived: royalists counterattack, roundheads regroup, September 1644 – May 1645
9: The King Vanquished, 1645-6
10: The wars carried on by other means: the political struggles of 1646-1648
11: The War of the Engagement – 1648
12: Regicide and Republic
13: Ormond, Cromwell, the Levellers and Ireland
14: War between Scotlandand England, 1650-51
15: Audit of war: the human and material cost
Epilogue
This book will capture the imaginations of anyone fascinated by Charles I and Oliver Cromwell.
Ian Gentles is Visiting Professor of History at the Tyndale University College in Toronto, Canada.
"This is an admirably thorough attempt to take the reader through
the military, religious, and political complexities of the times.
It is an ideal choice for both the undergraduate and general
reader."
Jasmin L. Johnson, Gillingham, Kent "Nice features include good
maps, a useful index, and superb descriptions of troop movements
and battles. A valuable synthesis and a contribution to
scholarship. Highly recommended."
R.P. Gildrie, Austin Petty State University "Gentles descriptions
are based on a thorough mastery of the primary sources as well as a
deep understanding of the latest literature. Ian Gentles has made
an impressive contribution to a field that is not short of
impressive contributions."
Charles Carlton, North Carolina State University "This book
provides a series of new insights into the civil wars, which make
its appearance more than welcome. It is the most recent academic
study by an experienced academic."
Martyn Bennett, Nottingham Trent University "Professor Gentles is
one of the few historians capable of presenting this notoriously
complex and unstable subject in such a clear and readable way. As a
result, general readers and history students alike will find it an
excellent and reliable introduction to this fascinating
period."
David J. Appleby, University of Nottingham "The book is a
compendium of the latest scholarship on military history. Its
charts on wartime taxation and maps of campaign marches and
battlefield alignments will be a boon to readers."
Mark Kishlansky, Harvard University
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