The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652

Ian Gentles provides a riveting, in-depth analysis of the battles and sieges, as well as the political and religious struggles that underpinned them. Based on extensive archival and secondary research he undertakes the first sustained attempt to arrive at global estimates of the human and economic cost of the wars. The many actors in the drama are appraised with subtlety. Charles I, while partly the author of his own misfortune, is shown to have been at moments an inspirational leader. The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms is a sophisticated, comprehensive, exciting account of the sixteen years that were the hinge of British and Irish history. It encompasses politics and war, personalities and ideas, embedding them all in a coherent and absorbing narrative.

ISBN 0582065518   Part volume WIP.Gentles: English Civil Wars_p ISBN13 9780582065512 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Pearson Education Limited   Weight (grammes) 810 Imprint Longman   Published in Harlow Format Paperback   Series editor Scott, H.M., Scott, H.M., Scott, H.M Publication date 29 Mar 2007   Series title Modern Wars in Perspective Library of Congress 2006049201   Height (mm) 234 DEWEY 941.062   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY edition DC22   Spine width (mm) 30 Pages 544   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1		Rebellion in the north		5
2		The Irish insurgency, 1641-42		33
3		The outbreak of civil war in England, 1640-42		63
4		Building and fuelling the machinery of war : recruitment, finance, logistics		94
5		Popular allegiance in the English Civil War		128
6		War in England : the first year, 1642-43		150
7		The hinge year, 1643-44		196
8		Hope revived : royalists counterattack, roundheads regroup, September 1644-May 1645		231
9		The king vanquished, 1645-46		261
10		The wars carried on by other means : the political struggles of 1646-48		291
11		The war of the engagement - 1648		323
12		Regicide and republic		352
13		Ormond, Cromwell, the Levellers and Ireland		377
14		War between Scotland and England, 1650-51		412
15		Audit of war : the human and material cost		433

"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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