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The Irish and British wars, 1637-1654 : triumph, tragedy, and failure /
Connecting the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions, The Irish and British Wars, 1637-1654 is an accessible and well-documented study of the wars of Britain and Ireland in the mid 17th century.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Colección: | Warfare and history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; List of plates; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction; The Scottish Revolution and the two Bishops' Wars; The outbreak of the English and Irish Revolutions, 1640 1642; The wars expand; Stalemate, turning point, and disillusionment; The creation of the New Model Army and the royalist defeat; Parliament's victory and search for a settlement; The defeat of the Irish Confederacy and the second English Civil War; The execution of Charles I and the conquest of Catholic Ireland; The triumph and failure of the Commonwealth, 1649 53.
- Triumph and tragedy: the first Dutch War and the death of the English RepublicBibliography; Index.