Product Description

The battle of Edgehill was the first major clash of the English Civil Wars, and the general belief in 1642 was that the developing tension between King and Parliament would be resolved in a single battle. On 23 October 1642 the Royalist and Parliamentary Armies met at Edgehill. Much of the Parliamentary cavalry was driven off, but units under Sir William Balfour's command remained behind and, protected by the infantry, slammed into the Royalist infantry. The battle did not prove as decisive as anticipated, setting the stage was set for a prolonged and bloody civil war.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #295440 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Graham Turner was born in Harrow in 1964, the son of the respected aviation artist Michael Turner with whom he shares an interest in motorsport illustration. A freelance artist since 1984. Graham specialises in historical and military subjects, particularly of teh medieval period, and has illustrated several Osprey titles including Campaign 44 'Pavia 1525', Men-at-Arms 310 German Medieval Armies 1000-1300' and Men-at-Arms 320 'Armies of the Caliphates 862-1098'. He lives with his wife and two children in Buckingharnshire. John Tincey and Keith Roberts are two of the most highy respected if English Civil War Historians. They have spent more than a decade studying the civil wars in the British Isles, and have published a number of books and articles on the subject.

Customer Reviews

The Golden Age of Osprey Campaign series
Can you still remember the time when Osprey would offer FOUR colour plates in a volume of Campaign? The time when every word, every picture, every map was checked, re-checked and polished until everything was perfect? And all of that for a lesser price that today? Well, it was not long ago, barely six years passed since they decided to do more rather than better. And this book is one of the last made during this Golden Age. So, if you want to read a really great account of the beginning of the wars of Three Kingdoms, buy it now, as long as it is still available. You will get a clear and passionating story, great maps and four really beautiful colour plates. This is a treasure - go and get it! Just one warning - comparing it with some of more recent Osprey works can depress you. Because what they do now (even in the best of their boooks) is really one quality level below....