Marcus Nevitt

Oliver Cromwell: ruthless in battle – but nice to his men

As a military history of the English Civil War this book is unlikely to be surpassed

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker, 1649. Credit: Bridgeman Images
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  • The Making of Oliver Cromwell

    Ronald Hutton

    Yale University Press, pp. 400, £25

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