Hi, Everyone! Why not check out this new title from Helion Books?
Famous By My Sword: The Army of Montrose & the Military Revolution
A brilliant young poet, leading a gallant band whose epic adventure ends in defeat, betrayal and execution. Montrose was a doomed King's general who dared to win – and lost it all. The Scottish Royalist armed forces, along with its principal leader, the Marquis of Montrose, have had a romantic veneer that has long obscured their true composition and function. In this work, the author examines the troops and their operational doctrines within the themes of the early modern Military Revolution, and places the Scots Royalists within a greater European context of development. The book is enlivened by specially-commissioned color uniform plates based on the latest research, showing how Montrose's troops really appeared on the battlefield.
The cover artwork by Peter Dennis is also available as a limited-edition art print on Helion's website.
Famous By My Sword is the first book in Helion's new Century of the Soldier series.
'This is the Century of the Soldier', Falvio Testir, Poet, 1641
The Century of the Soldier series will cover the period of military history, c. 1618-1721, the 'golden era' of Pike-and-Shot warfare. This timeframe has been seen by many historians as a period of not only great social change, but of fundamental developments within military matters. This is the period of the 'military revolution', the development of standing armies, the widespread introduction of black-powder weapons, and a greater professionalism within the culture of military personnel. The series will examine the period in a greater degree of detail than has hitherto been attempted, and has a very wide brief, with the intention of covering all aspects of the period, from the battles, campaigns, logistics and tactics, to the personalities, armies, uniforms and equipment.
