This is a solid, well researched account of this relatively little known Anglo-Scottish conflict, with good accounts of the fighting and of the political background on both sides.

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History of War

"Definitely worth adding to your bookshelves."

Stephen Ede-Borrett, The Pike and Shot Society

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Very informative and completely fascinating!

NetGalley, Heather Michael

Grainger’s narrative is engaging and rattles along; his description of the Battle of Dunbar is particularly good. His analysis of the fractured Scottish political scene is also insightful, though he rarely lingers on any similar problems in England with just a few forays into why some in England would not fight the Scots who had backed them in the English Civil War. Grainger’s text is well-supported by maps and monochrome photographs of interesting artefacts and place, and portraits of the main players.

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Beating Tsundoku

A very lucid and compelling account of the way that Cromwell coped with the Scots problem. The author delivers a well-constructed narrative that properly assesses the many strategic and tactical problems that needed solutions. Cromwell emerges a very patient and clever military commander politician who properly understood the problems and took the right and best measures to win. His resources were not unlimited but he pressed advantage when it appeared. A recommended read for anybody wanting to better understand the complicated political pressures evident in both England and Scotland during the period.

Michael McCarthy. Battlefield Guide

Michael McCarthy