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Soldiers of the English Civil War (1): Infantry (Elite) Paperback – September 28, 1989

by Keith Roberts (Author), Angus McBride (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
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Osprey's survey of British soldiers during the English Civil War (1642-1651) period. When civil war erupted in England in 1642, it quickly involved every level of society throughout the British Isles. On one side the King and his supporters fought for traditional government in Church and State. On the other, the supporters of Parliament sought radical changes in religion and economic policy, and a greater share of power at the national level. This is the first of two volumes in the Elite series exploring the recruitment, organisation, and tactics of the soldiers of the English Civil War. This book opens with an account of the origins of the military theory used by both sides, before discussing the weapons, logistics and management of the infantry throughout the Civil War campaign.
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  1. Part of series
    Elite
  2. Print length
    64 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Osprey Publishing
  5. Publication date
    September 28, 1989
  6. Dimensions
    7.25 x 0.17 x 9.88 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    9780850459036
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0850459036
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0850459036
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing; First Edition (September 28, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780850459036
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0850459036
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.17 x 9.88 inches
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 47 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good for anyone interested in ECW era
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2023
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This book was well written and gives a good amount of details to the different soldiers in the English Civil War. I liked when the author grabbed specifics primary source documents like the 12K muskets and rests and 6K Pikes and corslets at the beginning of the war. I liked a lot of the specific plates shown as well. The highlighting of the London Trained Bands that wore buff coats was especially interesting, since it was unusual for musketeers to do so.

The illustrations and pictures are good too. It's definitely a good reference to have.
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D. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best Osprey volumes
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018
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I own over 60 Osprey military-themed books, and this volume is among the best in this genre. The narrative provides a very useful overview of the life and times of common soldiers who fought in the ranks of the armies of the first phase (1642-1645) of the English Civil Wars. But far better are the plates that show off the absolutely superb artwork of Angus McBride, along with some very entertaining accompanying text. Unlike so many other similar Osprey volumes, the descriptive text for the plates actually sets the scene for each page, which feature 3 or 4 figures engaged in some kind of shared activity that is associated with the historical unit being featured. The text then adds specific notes about the uniforms and equipment. For each unit, there is typically a musketeer, a pikeman, and possibly an officer or NCO, demonstrating the full gamut of variations. I wish other Osprey volumes provided this kind of entertaining narrative.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great artwork.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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Very informative. Great artwork.
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Steve OKC
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2015
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a ok
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Brian Wayne Wells
5.0 out of 5 stars The Look of the English Infantry during the Englishn Civil War
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2015
This is the first volume of the two-volume set on the English Armies in the English Civil War. This first volume in the set deals with the Infantry and the second volume deals with the cavalry. This set of books was published in the "Elite" series which is published by the Osprey Publishing Company.
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Paul Willoughby
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Living History
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2001
I own both this volume and volume 2 which covers English Civil War Cavalry. They are both part of the Osprey Men-At-Arms series. These books are not history books per say as they are not accounts of persons, places and events, but rather they detail the clothing, weapons and equipment of the Royalist and Parliamentarian infantry during the English Civil War as well as providing details on troop training, recruitment, and regimental and company structure. The illustrations are very detailed and by themselves are a wonderful resource especially for re-enactors.
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James Bass
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2015
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Ospreys are good value for the money.
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J&K
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting though incomplete
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2005
This is a wonderful book detailing English Civil War infantry...a typical Osprey offering. Color plates are nice but far from thorough. Those looking for detailed regimental uniform histories will be disappointed - this is an overview and gives you the flavor of the era not the specifics. That being said it is interesting and a fascinating basic look at the period. The drawings for my taste fall below the typical Osprey standard but are adequate. Please note: campaigns, battles and detailed tactics are not covered - primarily a uniform guide.
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B. C. Osmond
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2018
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Well presented and packed. Arrived in good order. Thank you.
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Stephen Wylde
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2015
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Austen
3.0 out of 5 stars More like "tactics" of the English Civil War
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2016
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Keith Roberts approach to explaining about the soldiers of the Civil War is an interesting one. Simply put:

Pros:
+He explains the tactics of the time well
+He brings across a good idea of the difficulties of hastily forming an army
+He attempts to explain colours (flags)
+ The Colour plates are fantastic, of which there are many
+The explanations of the plates are also very detailed.
+ He describes well the problems of maintaining an army
Cons:
- He spends a little too much text on describing tactics and their influences, to the extent of the reader having to read lines twice.
- Some equipment he explains well, most he does not. Pikes are explained with a few lines in the whole book, the damage they can cause and problems fighting with them are not greatly covered.
- He spends too much time writing about military theories of what could be or pass-times before the war. I bought the book to hear about soldiers of the civil war, not about the rich gentry "fannying about" in "soldiers clubs" before the war.
-The illustrations needed to have the tactics explained not using pictures of the time, but actual modern diagrams, it would have made for far easier explanation.
- Focuses on London regiments too much (great if you're interested in that. Not so great if you wanted to learn about soldiers from elsewhere)

At the end of the day it's your call to buy the book. 11.99 for 60 odd pages I found was a little too steep in honesty when for 3 pounds more you could have another osprey with 100 pages which would actually have more details on the bits you're looking for. More a book to round off a collection or to help you understand tactics more as opposed to what it's like to get a face full of bloody great big pike, or watch you're mates leg ripped off by matchlock shotte.
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