Siege of Newcastle - Couverture souple

Lithgow, William

 
9781845748319: Siege of Newcastle
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 184574831X ISBN 13 : 9781845748319
Editeur : Naval and Military Press, 2010

Synopsis

The author of this concise history of a campaign in the Scottish intervntion in the English Civil War was a Scottish traveller and gentleman, William Lithgow, who was an eye-witness of the actions he describes. The centrepiece of the book is Lithgow’s history of the long-drawn out siege of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a Royalist stronghold which eventually capitulated to its Scots besiegeers in October 1644. The book also contains Lithgow’s description of the ‘Never to bee forgotten’ battle of Marston Moor, the great turning point of the war in which an Anglo-Scottish army defeated the Royalists near York and effectively captured the North for Parliament. A rare eye-witness account, this book is a must for all Civil War enthusiasts as well as anyone interested in Scottish military history.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The author of this concise history of a campaign in the Scottish intervntion in the English Civil War was a Scottish traveller and gentleman, William Lithgow, who was an eye-witness of the actions he describes. The centrepiece of the book is Lithgow’s history of the long-drawn out siege of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a Royalist stronghold which eventually capitulated to its Scots besiegeers in October 1644. The book also contains Lithgow’s description of the ‘Never to bee forgotten’ battle of Marston Moor, the great turning point of the war in which an Anglo-Scottish army defeated the Royalists near York and effectively captured the North for Parliament. A rare eye-witness account, this book is a must for all Civil War enthusiasts as well as anyone interested in Scottish military history.

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Éditeur
Naval and Military Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
184574831X
ISBN 13 
9781845748319
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
58
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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