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KITSON,FRANK: : OLD IRONSIDES: THE MILITARY BIOGRAPHY OF OLIVER CROMWELL

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,2004.

ISBN 0297846884.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial painting detail (Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Sir Peter Lely) illustrated front panek of dw/dj,with yellow+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9- 239pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Julian Thompson,9 chapters including an epilogue and assessment,8pp b/w historical portrait reproduction illustrations in 1 block,between 128/9,11 b/w maps,an appendix (Regiments of horse and foot in Ireland,Aug 1649),notes to the text and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table and an illustrations (maps) list/table. Oliver Cromwell is one of England's most famous soldiers,yet his military career did not begin until he was 43.Today,Cromwell is often presented as the primary opponent of King Charles I.In fact,as Frank Kitson reveals in this new miltary biography, Cromwell never commanded an independent army in the English Civil War.However,he was one of the prime movers in creating the New Model Army,a vastly more professional force than the armies first raised by Parliament.In the second Civil War he led a large part of it against a Scottish invasion force and totally defeated it. Cromwell's enduringly evil reputation in Ireland stems from the storming of Drogheda and Wexford and the ensuing massacres of their garrisons,although it was the Cromwellian Settlement that took place when he was Lord Protector as a result of his campaign that did the damage.But historical truth and Irish legend seldom coincide.The course of Cromwell's campaigns there illustrate another enduring aspect of Irish military history.'What Cromwell may not have realised was that as fast as he destroyed one Irish army,another would spring up.None of them would be particularly formidable but it would take years rather than months for the country to settle down.In Ireland it always does'.It was to be another Irish garrison that inflicted on Cromwell the one real defeat of his career. Cromwell's final and finest victory was won against a Scottish army in 1651.His leadership of the New Model Army was grounded in thorough planning,excellent logistic arrangements and quick decision-making.Cromwell made much of his habit of lengthy consultation with the Almighty before arriving at a political decision.On a battlefield,he was confident to make a snap judgement,knowing God would approve. Although the New Model Army was largely disbanded after Cromwell's death and the restoration of King Charles II,some of its regiments survived and Britain has had a permanent,standing army ever since.The British army retained the red coats of the New Model but also its traditions of discipline.In this sense,Kitson argues, Cromwell is truly the father of the British Army. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in 2016 too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.

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