Swordsmen in Power : War and Politics under the English Republic, 1649-1660 by Hainsworth, Roger - 1997

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing, 1997. An entertaining, detailed and authoritative account in which the Professor devotes the first half of the book to the Commonwealth's formation and its struggles against its domestic and foreign enemies whilst the second half examines the rule of the Protector, his court, internal and external policies, and the unnecessary war with Spain, with its combination of naval glory and futile expenditure of blood and treasure. Previous owner's details and bookplate to ffep else a clean, bright copy in an unclipped d/w protected by a plastic film - 291 pages including index. Prompt dispatch. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.