Reading recommendations

[simon boulton]

Hi everyone,
i'm wondering what books people would recommend for the war of the league of Augsburg and Irish Jacobite war? I'm looking for accounts of the wars and battles as opposed to uniform info. Also, any good fiction?
Best wishes
Simon

[azeroth]

Quickly off the top of my head (OK I lied, they are on the table in front of me )

Wiliam III at war Scotland and Ireland by Alan Sapherson

The Boyne (Osprey battle series)

There are lots of more knowledgable people on this period than I on this forum but I have chucked my tuppence worht in for a start

IanB

Still looking for a nice quote to go here, watch this space.....

[barr7430]

Coming from a slightly differetn angle:

The shadow of a Crown by Meriol Trevor is a very readable biography of James II.
Killiecrankie(Partizan Press I think) by Stuart Reid.
Atlas of Military History(David Chandler) has a good section on the Nine Years War
Search the web under League of Augsburg and you will get dozens of sites with military/political history.

There's some more to be going on with!

B

[Anonymous]

I apologise for not posting recentley as I have been busy on another project.

This may be of interest.

http://www.jacobite.ca/documents/

http://theoldentimes.com/scottish_jacobites.html

http://www.alanwills.co.uk/

http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php ... e&UID=1437


General History
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/military/17cen/grandall.html

http://www.regis-net.de/krieg/neun.html
Jahreschronik 1650-1699, by Bernd Marek (Chronologische Kriegsgeschichte)

Research Collections and Guides
http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.g ... tID=29&j=1

Barthorp, Michael. Marlborough's Army 1702-11. Osprey: London, 1988

Brolin, Gunnar. Swedish Mercenary Forces: War of the League of Augsburg from 18th Century Military Notes & Queries No3 found on Magweb (www.magweb.com). Partizan Press, 2001.

Chandler, David G. Atlas of Military Strategy. Free Press (Macmillian): New York, 1980.

Chandler, David G. The Art of Warfare in the Age of Marlborough. Sarpedon: New York, 1994.

Chartrand, Rene. Louis XIV's Army. Osprey: London, 1988.

Childs, John (General Editor, John Keegan). Warfare in the Seventeenth Century. Cassell & Co: London, 2001.

Embleton, Gerry and Tincey, John. The British Army 1660-1704. Osprey: London, 1994.

Gardiner, Samuel Rawson. Gardiner's Atlas of English History. Longmans, Green and Co: London, 1902.

Grabsic, Z and Vuksic V. The History of Cavalry (translation of Die Geschichte der Kavallerie). Facts On File, Inc: New York, 1989.

Grant, Charles Stewart. From Pike to Shot 1685-1720. Wargames Research Group: Lancing, 1986.

King, Ben. Fusil and Fortress: Being an Account of Warfare During the Time of His Grace The Duke of Marlborough. Benjamin D. King (Systems Analysis): Newport News, 1977.

Knotel, Richard. Uniforms of the World (1700-1937). Scribner's: New York, 1980.

Koch, H.W. The Rise of Modern Warfare: From the Age of Mercenaries through Napoleon. Prentice Hall: N.J., 1981.

Lynn, John A. The Wars of Louis XIV. Longman (Pearson Education, Ltd): London, 1999.

Moore, Anthony. The Army of Brandenburg Prussia 1685-1715. Gosling Press: Pontefract

Nafziger, George, The Nafziger Collection (17th and 18th Century Catalogs). See http://home.fuse.net/nafziger/index.html.

Sapherson, C.A. The British Army of William III. Partizan Press: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, 1997.

Sapherson, C.A. The Danish Army1699-1715. Raider Books: Leeds, 1990.

Sapherson, C.A. The Dutch Army of William III. Partizan Press: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, 1997.

Sapherson, C.A. The French Cavalry 1688-1715. Raider Books: Leeds, 1990.

Sapherson, C.A. The Imperial Cavlary 1691-1714. Partizan Press: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, 1997.

Sapherson, C.A. The Imperial Infantry 1691-1714. No publication data, but probably Raider Books (as above).

Spindler, Martin Andrew. The Army of Hessen Kassel 1650-1700 from 18th Century Military Notes & Queries No2 found on Magweb (www.magweb.com). Partizan Press, 2001.

Schorr, Dan and Tyson, Mike. Dutch Colors and Standards of the War of the Austrian Succession from The Courier no 63 found on Magweb (www.magweb.com). Courier Publishing, Co, 1993.

Wise, Terrance and Rosignoli, Guido. Military Flags of the World 1618-1900. Arco: New York, 1978.

(anon.) The Blue King's Little Army: Bavaria 1680s from The Courier Vol IV No 5 found on Magweb (www.magweb.com). Courier Publishing Co, 1983.

The Stuart Secret Army: The Hidden History of the English Jacobites
Evelyn Lord

THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS 1633 - 1996 - MILEHAM, PATRICK -- Scots Guards, Royal Scots Dragoon, Royal Highland Fusiliers Black Watch and others -- 1996, 304PP, HB, $45.00

THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS: SECOND EDITION - HENDERSON, DIANA -- New updated version of the regiment by regiment survey -- 1993, 183PP, PB, $22.95

SCOTTISH BATTLES - FORBES, GEORGE -- Heroic tales from Scotland's military past -- 1995, PB, 61PP, $13.95

SCOTTISH BATTLES - ARCHIBALD, MALCOLM --Depicts some of the most celebrated battles in Scottish history -- 1990, 73PP, PB, $8.60

1690: The Battle of the Boyne
by Padraig Lenihan
Hardback; 35.00 Euro / 42.00 USD / 27.00 UK; 320 pages, with maps

Acedia Press Publications
(Great Northern War 1700-1721 and Scanian War 1675-1679)

Hall, Boeri, Kühn Publications
(War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714 and War of the League of Augsburg 1688-1697)

Claus-Peter Golberg Publications
(War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714)

August Kühn Booklets
(War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714)

[simon boulton]

Many thanks for all your help guys
Best wishes
Simon

[Anonymous]

azeroth wrote
Still looking for a nice quote to go here, watch this space.....

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