Cromwell's Masterstroke
Published on 11. October 2006
224 pages
978-1-78159-691-3 (ISBN)
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The author of
Bannockburn recounts the New Model Army's upset victory in 17th-century Scotland that cemented Oliver Cromwell's military reputation.
The victory at Dunbar of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army over the Scots under David Leslie in 1650 merits a major place in the long succession of Anglo-Scottish battles. The Scots had brought Cromwell's invading army to its knees, but Cromwell took the offensive and, in one of the great upsets of military history, the Scots army was routed.
The triumph secured Cromwell's reputation as the outstanding general of the age and demonstrated the toughness and flair of the New Model Army he commanded. Peter Reese's exciting account of this extraordinary battle is the first full-length study to be published.
Praise for Peter Reese's works of Scottish history
"An admirably vivid account." - The Scotsman
"Reads like a novel yet has the authority of many a weightier tome." - Sunday Herald
The victory at Dunbar of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army over the Scots under David Leslie in 1650 merits a major place in the long succession of Anglo-Scottish battles. The Scots had brought Cromwell's invading army to its knees, but Cromwell took the offensive and, in one of the great upsets of military history, the Scots army was routed.
The triumph secured Cromwell's reputation as the outstanding general of the age and demonstrated the toughness and flair of the New Model Army he commanded. Peter Reese's exciting account of this extraordinary battle is the first full-length study to be published.
Praise for Peter Reese's works of Scottish history
"An admirably vivid account." - The Scotsman
"Reads like a novel yet has the authority of many a weightier tome." - Sunday Herald
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Peter Reese is well known as a military historian with a particular interest in Scottish military history. He concentrated on war-related studies whilst a student at King's College London and served in the army for twenty-nine years. His other books include a biography of William Wallace and a study of the Battle of Bannockburn. He lives in Aldershot.
