| Weasel | 31 Dec 2016 10:40 p.m. PST |
If I want to get just one big book that covers tactics, army organization (or disarray) and the major battles in okay detail, what should I get? Preferably something that isn't super biased towards one particular side since:
A: These guys are long dead
B: I'm Danish anyways. |
| RittervonBek | 01 Jan 2017 3:06 a.m. PST |
Possibly Charles Carlton's "Going to the Wars". It is more thematic than narrative but should give you a real dose of period feel.
Ps
Shako to Coalscuttle? Happy New Year! Mike |
| gbowen | 01 Jan 2017 4:07 a.m. PST |
S R Gardiner, History of the graet civil war, 4 volumes, with 4 more on the commonwealth |
| AussieAndy | 01 Jan 2017 7:10 a.m. PST |
I reckon that Stuart Reid's All the King's Armies is the best introduction, although not a particularly big book. |
| Fat Wally | 01 Jan 2017 7:53 a.m. PST |
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| Weasel | 01 Jan 2017 9:45 a.m. PST |
Appreciate the suggestions.
Looks like "All the kings armies" isn't monster expensive either. Ritter – Very soon (in Weasel time anyways) :-) Though I don't know if I'll extend it to pike as well. I'd like to but maybe that'll get a bit too crazy. It's already a big span. |
 Flashman14  | 02 Jan 2017 1:53 p.m. PST |
Oldie but a goodie?
The English Civil War, 1642-1651: An Illustrated Military by Philip J. Haythornthwaite link |
| Weasel | 02 Jan 2017 4:53 p.m. PST |
Well shoot, I have 3 of Haythornthwaite's books already, so that one is an easy buy. I figure some day I may even be able to pronounce his name. |
| Mac1638 | 03 Jan 2017 3:35 a.m. PST |
I also vote for Philip Haythornthwaite, easy to read, covers all the bases and well illustrated. Weasel, you need to be coached by some one from the North of England on how to pronounce his name. |
| Weasel | 03 Jan 2017 2:57 p.m. PST |
My friends on the isles are either Welsh or Londoners unfortunately :( Anyone want to be my Northern friend? |
| Mac1638 | 04 Jan 2017 5:26 a.m. PST |
Weasel, if your on Facebook you might like to join the Liverpool Wargames Association Face book page, we are a mixed club wargames, board games and roleplay. We are in the north to your friends in London and Wales, to my friends in York and Cumbria we are "Shandy drinking southern softys", and then there is always Scotland. |
| Elenderil | 30 Jan 2017 9:11 a.m. PST |
For tactics the Osprey "Pike and shot tactics" is a good introduction. The Danes get an honourable mention in the development of the tactics discussion. For a more detailed look at the training and development of ECW armies "Cromwells War Machine" by the same authur expands on the Osprey. For a general overview of the key battles try Malcolm Wanklyns "Decisive Battles of the ECW". |
