The Army of the Covenant 1643-1647

Stuart Reid's latest offering via Partizan Press is a regimental history of the Covenanting Armies.This hardback is beautifully presented, but appears to have been poorly proof read. There are a number of typos, which is beginning to be a little too familiar with books from the Partizan stable. For £35, I do expect a level of publishing professionalism that appears to be lacking here.Just because this is the output from a small, niche, publishing house, doesn't mean their customers deserve anything less than a polished, finished product. Small print runs inevitably push cover prices up, but that is no excuse for failing to get the basics right.Which takes away the shine from Stuart's work. Clearly the subject will inevitably be measured against Professor Furgol's out of print Regimental History of the Covenanting Armies. Furgol's work includes the Bishops' Wars, whereas this volume does not. Reid's work touches upon the Scottish New Model Army of 1647, which Furgol's does not.Apart…