Strategy & Tactics Quarterly 35: English Civil war

Strategy & Tactics Quarterly #35: English Civil War explores one of the most complex and decisive periods in British history: the series of conflicts that shook the British Isles between 1639 and 1652.

Far more than a straightforward struggle between King and Parliament, the English Civil War was actually a series of three interconnected conflicts, involving supporters of royal authority, Parliamentary supremacy, and Scottish and Irish factions pursuing their own political and military interests.

This issue examines the political and military evolution of a turbulent era that led England from a monarchy moving toward absolutism to the establishment of the Commonwealth. Shifting fortunes on the battlefield were accompanied by profound changes in politics, military organization, and the conduct of war.

The changing face of Pike & Shot warfare

The English Civil Wars took place during the final stages of the classic Pike & Shot era, when infantry formations combining pikemen and musketeers, supported by cavalry, remained central to European warfare.

Yet this was also a period of transition. The traditional importance of the pike was beginning to decline, while armies increasingly developed into more professional and organized military forces.

The magazine explores this evolution and culminates with the emergence of one of the most famous military organizations of the seventeenth century: Parliament's New Model Army.

A fascinating study of a pivotal military era

With English Civil War, Strategy & Tactics Quarterly offers an in-depth historical examination of the campaigns, armies, and political and military transformations that shaped this major conflict.

A particularly appealing issue for enthusiasts of:

• The English Civil War
• Seventeenth-century military history
• The Wars of the Three Kingdoms
• Pike & Shot warfare
• Cromwell and the New Model Army
• British political and military history

Specifications

• Publisher: Decision Games / Strategy & Tactics Press
• Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Quarterly
• Issue: #35
• Title: English Civil War
• Period covered: 1639-1652
• Theme: English Civil Wars and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
• Era: 17th Century – Pike & Shot
• Language: English
• Format: Historical magazine