Reconstructing the New Model Army Volumes 1-2 (Epub Edition)

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Reconstructing the New Model Army – Volumes 1 & 2 (eBook Bundle)

This eBook bundle brings together both volumes of Reconstructing the New Model Army, offering the most comprehensive reconstruction to date of the officer corps that served in Parliament’s New Model Army during the English Civil War and its aftermath.

Drawing on a wide range of archival and printed sources, these works provide detailed listings of troop and company commanders and other commissioned officers, correcting numerous inaccuracies found in earlier histories. The result is an invaluable reference for military historians, researchers, genealogists and anyone studying the development of England’s first army in which social status was not the primary requirement for promotion.

Volume 1 covers the first four years of the New Model Army’s existence, from its creation in 1645 to 1649. It presents detailed snapshots of the army at several points during this period, allowing readers to trace the careers of troop and company commanders and junior officers. The volume also includes studies on the composition of the officer corps, the backgrounds of its officers, and the circumstances under which they joined or left the army.

Volume 2 continues the reconstruction from the invasion of Ireland in 1649 through to the disbandment of many units in 1660 and the integration of others into the restored royal army. It provides detailed regimental listings and snapshots of the army across England, Scotland and Ireland, along with essays examining the evolution of the officer corps, the New Model Army’s expanding imperial role, and the fate of its regiments after the Restoration.

Together, these two eBooks form an essential research resource on the structure, leadership and development of the New Model Army during one of the most significant periods in British military history.