The English Revolution and the wars of the three kingdoms, 1638-1652.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780582065512

The English Revolution and the wars of the three kingdoms, 1638-1652.

Gentles, Ian.

Longman

2007

522 pages

$36.00

Paperback

Modern wars in perspective

DA405

Gentles (history, Tyndale College, Toronto) draws on research of the past four decades that suggests ethnic and cultural differences as the battle line in the civil wars rather than social and class ...

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