Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Late 17th century further reading

I've had a request from a blog reader for a book list. Covering the 50 year period of Louis XIV and Charles II - so in general the late 17thc early 18th. What books would you recommend? My first thought was John Lynn's 'Wars of Louis XIV' but covering military, politics and so on what would be of use? Maybe I would suggest David Chandler's Art of War in the Age of Marborough..what else?
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4 comments:

  1. Steve-the-Wargamer7 June 2011 at 05:40

    Not sure if it helps but I have a full list here:

    http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Steve-the-Wargamer&tag=WSS

    ...but anything by Chandler for the period is highly recommended, also anything for the period by James Falkner......

    ...I've just bought "PRINCE EUGENE; Twin Marshal with Marlborough" by Macmunn - be interested in anyone's review of it.. :o)

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  2. marinergrim9 June 2011 at 06:34

    Trevalyns works on the reign of Queen Anne. Hard to get hold of but well worth it.
    Glorious Revolution 1688 by Vallance
    The Northern Wars 1558-1728 by Frost for a different perspective on Northern Europe.

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  3. Benjamin of Wight17 June 2011 at 00:50

    Anything by John Childs: Williamite Wars in Ireland; Warfare in the Seventeenth Century; British Army of William III, 1689-1702; Armies and Warfare in Europe, 1648-1789; The Army, James II, and the Glorious Revolution and the Army of Charles II.

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  4. Anonymous18 August 2011 at 14:54

    Of the three histories in English I have of the WSS in Spain by far the best is Hugill's "No Peace Without Spain". It should be on the bookshelf of every aficionado of the period.

    Ken Clark

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