St. Maries Citty Militia

by Jacob De Gheyn

This book contains prints of all 117 engravings from the original 1607 manual of arms by the Dutch artist Jacob De Gheyn. It contains a complete manual of arms for musket, caliver (no rest) and pike. The pike drill comes complete with transitional postures for many of the commands. Each of the engravings has a caption to indicate which command it represents. Each of the sections also has written descriptions for the commands. This work is also a good resource for your kit as De Gheyn just didn't draw the same man over and over. Each engraving varies slightly in detail showing variations on head gear, sword hilts, powder flasks, foot gear, doublets, breaches as well as variations in trim on all these.

by Phillip J.C. Elliot Wright, Christa Hook

I stumbled upon this book on a trip to visit the ECW exhibit at the National Army Museum in London. This is not a history book in that it is not geared towards recounting people, places and events but rather, it details the makeup of both sides of the English Civil War. Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery are covered for both the Royalist and the Parliamentarians. The production quality of this book is high: hard bound with glossy paper. Included are many photographs of ECW re-enactors. This is a great resource for anyone interested in living history for the English Civil War period.

Soldiers of the English Civil War 1 : Infantry (Elite Series, No 25) by Keith Roberts and illustrated by Angus McBride

Soldiers of the English Civil War (2 : Cavalry) by John Tincey and illustrated by Angus McBride.

Both of these volumes are excellent! They are both part of the Osprey Men-At-Arms series. The books detail the clothing, weapons, equipment and organization of the Royalist and Parliamentarian infantry and cavalry during the English Civil War. The illustrations themselves are a wonderful resource. Snap them up before they go out of print.

by Stuart Reid

This is one of the newer Men-At-Arms series that was published in 1999. It details the makeup of the Scots armies that fought during the English Civil War both for parliament and for the King. Clothing, equipment and unit structure are detailed for foote, horse and artillery. Included are lots of details of the colours of various units based on historical record. The color plates and illustrations are nicely done and even include an Irish brigade. This work does not detail any highland units although the author notes that Scots armies of the period often included substantial Highland units. This work is a good resource for those interested in portraying a regular Scots unit of the ECW.