Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA Chapter 4 Appendix: The Navy Chapter 5 Bibliography Chapter 6 About the Author
Stephen C. Manganiello is a military historian and an avid war gamer.
Not content to limit its subject matter to battles only, The
Concise Encyclopedia of the Revolutions and Wars of England,
Scotland, and Ireland contains entries on people, places, religious
and social groups, events, weapons, legislation, and more.
Manganiello has crafted an encyclopedia that lives up to its name;
it is at once concise and succinctly detailed. The entries in the
encyclopedia range from a paragraph to a few pages in length, but
all are remarkably thorough in their coverage....Though detailed
works concentrating on the various topics covered in this
encyclopedia are readily available, this work is one-stop shopping
at its best....the succinct information contained in this
comprehensive encyclopedia makes it an essential addition for
academic libraries....this book is highly recommended for those
seeking succinct information on the English Civil War and the
following periods up to the Restoration.
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Numerous black-and-white illustrations show places, battle
formations, weapons, armor, colors, flags, and Parliamentarian
dress. Manganiello provides extensive lists of army personnel and
navy ships...
*CHOICE*
Hundreds of maps and an appendix on naval vessels make this an
essential guide for students.
*Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie*
...presents articles averaging about half a page on people,
battles, weapons, political statements and other documents,
institutions, and other matters relating to the series of conflicts
pitting parliament and crown, or perhaps Protestants and Catholics,
or the mercantile and landowning classes, or Medieval and Modern
theories and methods of warfare. The biographical entries identify
birth and death dates and places if they are known, official
positions, and such information as nicknames; then narrate the
person's role and significance in the wars. Maps are provided for
each battle entry.
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