The Williamite Invasion of 1688 The Last Successful invasion of England

 The Williamite Invasion of 1688 | Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 | Helion & Company

The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715 Volume 2 The Infantry of Louis XIV : Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 #50 Author : René Chartrand

 If you like the army of Louis XIV like I do you will want this book. Very good.

The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715 Volume 2 | Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 | Helion & Company

Wars of Louis Quatorze: Lucien Rousselot - French infantry studies 1680-1715

Forthcoming book

 Adelsbach 1762 | From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 | Helion & Company

Summer of Blood

 Thought I'd like to read a book about the Peasants' Revolt and the Library has this one. Lovely.

Louis XIV's Army René Chartrand (Author) , Francis Back (Illustrator)

 My favourite Osprey. Pics are so darn good. Came out in 1988 which was just in time for fuelling our fantasies about reenacting the 1690s which never happened. I tried a few places like Namur and Charles Fort Ireland. There was a bit of a scene in Ireland (Sligo and so forth) but I never went.

Die Schlacht bei Lutter am Barenberge : ein Beitrag zur vaterländischen Geschichte by Lichtenstein, G

 This is for German-speaking readers. Lutter is 400 years old in August.

Military discipline; or the art of war, ... 1689

Armada campaign Osprey Elite

 A book that was very timely was this one which came out in 1988. John Tincey and Richard Hook. My copy is a bit grubby as it's an ex Library book and cost me about 50p. Richard Hook is one of my favourite Osprey artists.

https://www.scribd.com/document/475984071/Osprey-Elite-series-15-The-Armada-Campaign-1588-pdf

The Armada Campaign, 1588 (Osprey: Elite Series, No. 15) : Tincey, John, Hook, Richard: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Denmark in the Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 : King Christian IV and the decline of the Oldenburg State by Lockhart, Paul Douglas, 1963-

 https://archive.org/details/denmarkinthirtyy0000lock

Thirty Years War images by Sascha Lunyakov

 From Der Tolle Halberstädter: Christian von Braunschweig - Kriegsunternehmer, sein Heer und seine Feldzüge (Heere & Waffen)

"Anwerbung von Truppen im Dreißigjährigen Krieg", Sascha Lunyakov

Soldiers of Count Josip Kazimir Drašković

Vladimir Brnardić · says

' I am proud to announce that we have printed the catalog "Soldiers of Count Josip Kazimir Drašković" in German and English, in addition to the one in Croatian. The edition is small, only 100 copies, so anyone who wants it can order it at Dvor Trakošćan via e-mail info@trakosca.hr or marketing@trakoscan.hr. The price is 30 euros. '

Ich freue mich, Ihnen mitteilen zu können, dass wir den Katalog „Soldaten des Grafen Josip Kazimir Drašković“ neben der kroatischen Ausgabe auch in deutscher und englischer Sprache gedruckt haben. Die Auflage ist klein (nur 100 Exemplare). Interessierte können das Exemplar bei Dvor Trakošćan per E-Mail an info@trakosca.hr oder marketing@trakoscan.hr bestellen. Der Preis beträgt 30 Euro.—

Cuirassier book (in German)

 Thanks to Andrey for this

Christian IV, king of Denmark and Norway; a picture of the seventeenth century by Gade, John A. (John Allyne), 1875-1955

 400 years ago was a time when he was active in the 30 YW. In Denmark they call the TYW phase Kejserkrigen

The Swedish Army, 1655-1690

 Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 9: The Swedish Army, 1655-1690 from our Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 series is now available!

In the mid seventeenth century, Sweden rose to become one of Europe’s leading military powers despite limited resources. This book explores how it achieved and sustained that success through decades of war against major rivals. Focusing on organisation, recruitment, command and material culture, it reveals a coherent and innovative military system comparable to France and the Dutch Republic. Richly illustrated with colour plates and supported by museum originals, it offers a comprehensive study of the Swedish army at the height of its power.

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The Nine Years War 1593-1603 Part 2 The turning point at Kinsale 1598-1603

 The Nine Years War (1593-1603), sometimes known as Tyrone’s Rebellion, was one of the most devastating and brutal conflicts to sweep the island. Never would the English Crown come so close to losing its grip on Ireland. It was brought on by a combination of English misrule, Irish ambition and the fortuitous creation of political ties with Spain. A confederation of Irish lords led by the charismatic and exceptionally gifted Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, swept from one victory to another. Part 2 of this series examines how the English recovered from the brink of defeat.

The victory of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, over the English at the Battle of the Yellow Ford sparked a fire that consumed the English plantation in Munster and significantly weakened the English position in Ireland. Queen Elizabeth’s favourite, the Earl of Essex, was sent to restore control, but his blundering left Crown authority on the island near to collapse. However, the arrival of Charle Blount, Lord Mountjoy, at the start of 1600, transformed English fortunes. After seven years of near-continuous setbacks, Mountjoy turned the tide against Tyrone’s confederation.

Unlike his predecessors, Mountjoy did not underestimate his enemies, developing an island-wide strategy to break up Tyrone’s network of alliances. Moreover, he restored order and confidence in the Crown’s army by replicating many of the military reforms of the Irish. Supported by able men such as Sir George Carew, Mountjoy pushed back on Irish gains and brought the war to Tyrone’s Ulster heartlands. Mountjoy’s strategy was costly in English lives, but his success was undeniable as his unrelenting campaigns gained ground from Tyrone. The fate of all sides converged when a Spanish landing of 4,000 troops at Kinsale led to a ferocious winter siege and the pivotal Battle of Kinsale. Mountjoy triumphed on Christmas Eve 1601, breaking Tyrone’s military power forever, but the war was not done. Its bloodiest phase was still ahead, as English armies brought scorched earth and massacres to the Irish as never before. Only after Ulster was wasted and Ireland wracked by famine did Tyrone finally submit in 1603, ending the war and completing the Tudor conquest.

OLIVER CROMWELL- Peter Young 1969

 Do you remember this book? I had it was probably my first ECW book after the Ladybird Cromwell. There was a Charles I one which I also had.

The First British Army 1624-1628

 Next year is the anniversary of La Rochelle. I hope it is commemorated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_La_Rochelle

This book is interesting

The First British Army 1624-1628: The Army of the Duke Of Buckingham: 114 (Century of the Soldier 1618-1721)

News from Bruno Mugnai

 

'With volume 9 (Sweden), we have almost reached the end of this series, which I began in 2018. It has been a fantastic seven years, but now perhaps the most difficult task awaits me: the army of the Sun King. I should complete the work by the end of this year.'

The Nine Years War

 Belfast-based curator James O’Neill’s The Nine Years War: Part One, 1593–1603 re-examines a conflict long mislabelled as “Tyrone’s Rebellion.” Drawing on archaeology and military history, O’Neill shows how disciplined Irish armies met England on equal terms in one of the Tudor era’s bloodiest wars.

Read the blog post here: https://helionbooks.wordpress.com/.../the-nine-years-war.../

You can buy The Nine Years War 1593-1603 Part 1 here: https://www.helion.co.uk/.../the-nine-years-war-1593-1603...

Coming soon

 In the mid-17th century, Sweden enjoyed the status of major European power, feared and admired by its contemporaries. Sweden’s achievement was undoubtedly substantial, because It had triumphantly reversed the pattern of the previous half-century in which, for all its limited military success against Muscovy, it had experienced a long run of battles against the Poles, and finally against the Habsburgs and the Catholic League. By 1632, Sweden astonished contemporaries; historians ever since have sought to explain how its military success could be achieved on such a precarious economic base. Nevertheless, by 1655, during the devastating war against a host of enemies, Sweden held its own on many fronts. Military historians praised the Swedes for their reputation as aggressive and brave soldiers, but the factors which helped Sweden to maintain its predominance was the effective organization of the army, which represented a completely original model in the European scenario, no less successful than the ones of France and the Dutch Republic.

Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 9 | Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 | Helion & Company