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The Irish and British wars, 1637-1654 : triumph, tragedy, and failure
Author
Title
The Irish and British wars, 1637-1654 : triumph, tragedy, and failure / James Scott Wheeler.
ISBN
0203463595
0415221315
0415221323
0585464731
9780203463598
9780415221313
9780415221320
9780585464732
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 272 pages) : maps
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Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Wheeler, James Scott. Irish and British wars, 1637-1654. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Warfare and history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-265) and index.
Contents
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.
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