New Model Army, 1645-60 (Men-at-arms) by Asquith, Stuart (1992) Paperback

Osprey Men at Arms #110

by Chris Warner

The Restoration of 1660 is often quoted as the birth date of our modern British Army. While this may be true as far as continuity of unit identity is concerned, the evidence of history shows that the creation of an efficient military machine, and its proving on the battlefield, predates the Restoration by 15 years. It was on the battlefields of the Civil War that the foundations of the British professional army were laid. Here, supported by a wide variety of photographs and eight full colour plates, Stuart Asquith details the history, organisation, weapons and equipment of the New Model Army.

Genres: English Civil War, Nonfiction, History, Military History, 17th Century

Paperback

First published March 1, 1981

About the author

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Chris Warner (born 1955) is an American comic book writer, artist, and editor for Dark Horse Comics.
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Reviews

[Sean Chick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good discussion of the creation of the New Model Army and its short but important existence, including details on politics and organization. The book works, but I did not wholly see how the army become "possibly the best in Europe." Good? Certainly, but what made them better than the French, Swedish, or even the Dutch, the other leading European armies of the period? That is not really explained.

[Phillip · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introductory history of the New Model Army, particularly focusing on its origins and campaigns. As is pretty much always the case, I would have liked to see more about uniforms and weapons, but these are difficult topics because info on military uniforms and equipment pre-roughly-1860 is pretty sketchy and really depends on what has survived and how historians interpret those few extent relics.

[Greg Sheridan]

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