The New Model Army - Couverture souple

Gentles, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631193472 ISBN 13 : 9780631193470

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Synopsis

The New Model Army was one of the most formidable fighting forces ever assembled. Taking his evidence from contemporary sources, Ian Gentles describes its formation under Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, their innovative tactics, the course of its decisive victories over the forces of Charles I, and its ferociously successful campaigns against the Scots and the Irish. As importantly, he examines the motivations and aspirations of the soldiers and their officers.
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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ian Gentles is the author of numerous articles on the New Model Army and the English Civil War.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631193472
• ISBN 13: 9780631193470
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 604
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