"Armies of the 16th Cent. and the Irish Wars" Topic

Does Ian Health's book cover the Irish wars and the native Irish armies including illustrations? Is the oprey more comprehensive?

Thanks,
Andrew

The chapter on the Irish armies has 18 figures plus flags. don't have the Osprey but I find it hard to believe it will be more comprehensive.

Heath wrote the Osprey, so I'm wondering if this is the summary.
Andrew

With the Xmas sale price of $20 USD it is well worth the price.

The first section of the book offers brief descriptions of important battles of the period – at least one Irish battle is included.

The Irish section is about 20 pages and includes sections on:

The Potential Strength of the Irish Chiefs
Bonnaughts
Scottish Mercs
Tyrone's Army – subsections: Firearms, Pikemen, Cavalry, Commissariat, Numbers
Artillery
Tactics – subsections Cavalry Tactics and Defeating the Irish
Anglo-Irish and English Forces in Ireland – includes a table with numbers
The English Garrison
Irishmen and Palesmen in English Service
B&W Figures #59 to 77 cover the troops. #78 shows a selection of flags.

The book is A4 size (I think is the term) and so the pages have more text than an Osprey would, but there is no colour.

I'd take advantage of the sale and get the Osprey later, especially as the book has info on other period armies.

Howard

The illustrator seems to have misunderstood Irish pleated clothing in the Osprey so the results are not quite right. Otherwise it fine. You would do better with Ian Heath's other book as others advise.

I'll probably pick iyt up as it is on sale. Just that my gaming dollar is limited these days and I already have the Osprey and George Gush's Renaissance Armies.
Thanks,
Andrew

Hi Oh

Would you mind elaborating on the pleated clothing misunderstanding in the Osprey?

Richard