The Irish and British Wars, 16371654: Triumph, Tragedy, and Failure [Paperback]

With numerous maps and illustrations, James Scott Wheeler connects the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions, and discusses how Britain and Ireland became battlegrounds in the 'war of three kingdoms'. The various stages of this period of turmoil are clearly demonstrated, right through to the execution of Charles I, the conquest of Catholic Ireland, and the eventual death of the English Republic, and provide students of history with an excellent addition to their studies.

Connecting the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions,this is an accessible and well-documented study of the wars of Britain and Ireland in the mid 17th century.List of maps, List of plates, Preface and acknowledgments, Introduction, 1 The Scottish Revolution and the two Bishops Wars, 2 The outbreak of the English and Irish Revolutions, 16401642, 3 The wars expand, 4 Stalemate, turning point, and disillusionment, 5 The creation of the New Model Army and the royalist defeat, 6 Parliaments victory and search for a settlement, 7 The defeat of the Irish Confederacy and the second English Civil War, 8 The execution of Charles I and the conquest of Catholic Ireland, 9 The triumph and failure of the Commonwealth, 164953, 10 Triumph and tragedy: the first Dutch War and the death of the English Republic, Bibliography, IndexUS? 2002 James Scott Wheeler