Although the war is also known as the Third English Civil War, the author clarifies that this was the last war between Scots and English as separate states. He details the events following the landing of the exiled King Charles II in Scotland and his alliance with the Scottish Covenanters, the former allies of the English Parliamentarians. Cromwell's preemptive strike in Scotlan...

Volume 135 of the series "Century of the Soldier 1618-1721". Medieval castles were not designed to withstand the artillery bombardment of the mid-17th century. Using archaeological, architectural, topographical, cartographical, and historical evidence, this study examines how these fortresses held their own against the artillery and siege tactics of the British Civil Wars and ho...

Developed at the request of the French Army, the Panhard AML dominated the arms market in the 1970s and was the preferred combat vehicle of African countries for twenty years. The AML and all its variants saw service in 52 countries, and in some cases, remain in service today. This book pays tribute to an already legendary weapon that made a significant contribution to the defen...

Following their 2025 volume on the Centauro and Centauro 2 armored cars, Daniele Guglielmi and Mario Pieri present the Italian Ariete tank. This work, too, is illustrated with numerous, some previously unpublished, photographs, drawings, technical data, and color profiles. It is divided into five chapters covering the history of Italian tanks, the Ariete's predecessors, projects...

The French Panzer Corps was an indispensable part of the French army from 1917 onward, yet its history has been surprisingly neglected in English accounts of the Western Frontwhich is precisely why Tim Gale's meticulously researched history is such an important and timely addition to the literature on the First World War. Drawing on information from the French military archives ...