New Model Army 1645-60

by Stuart Asquith

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850453852
• ISBN13: 9780850453850
• Release Date: March 1981
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.8"