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The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6

The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington Castle during the Civil War, 1643-6

Money, Walter

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General World HistoryBritish HistoryMilitary Strategy

ISBN10: 9389265207
ISBN13: 9789389265200
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 28 2019
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Two autumn days in Berkshire changed the war. Smoke, steel, and broken ground. Walter Money returns to Newbury as it becomes the hinge of english civil war history, tracing the first battle of Newbury, the second battle of Newbury, and the donnington castle siege with a storyteller's pace and a historian's restraint. This is a military history reference built from close attention to place: roads and river crossings, contested ridges, shifting commands, and the pressures that drove royalist parliamentarian armies to fight, regroup, and strike again across berkshire england 1643-1646. Readers seeking a complete battle account will find clear orientation without losing the human scale of seventeenth century england. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Long valued by berkshire local historians and civil war battle researchers, Money's study captures how local ground shaped wider stuart era military campaigns, and why Donnington mattered long after cannon fell silent. A work of enduring historical significance, it sits confidently beside classic county histories and serious campaign studies alike. For casual readers, it offers gripping clarity in a complex conflict; for collectors, it is a handsome return to a foundational title of regional military scholarship. Whether you walk the fields, study orders of battle, or build a personal shelf of military classics, this volume keeps Newbury's hard decisions and Donnington's stubborn stand in view for today.

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