Frank Kitson: Old Ironsides: The Military Biography of Oliver Cromwell
Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: Oliver Cromwell was an undistinguished backbench MP in his forties when the English Civil War began. Like many other gentleman farmers, he recruited a regiment and led it to war. However, unlike most of the amateur leaders, he demonstrated a remarkable apptitude for soldiering and rose to become one of Parliament's leading generals. Ultimately he would use his power-base within the army to seize…