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Item Details
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BANNOCKBURN
BATTLE FOR LIBERTY |
| By: |
John Sadler |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844156737 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844156733 |
| Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
20 March, 2008 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
An account of decisive medieval battle between England and Scotland (The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314). This work reassesses the armies and tactics of Edward II and Robert the Bruce and incorporates the results of the research on the battlefield. |
| Synopsis: |
The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was one of the decisive battles of British history. The bitter hostility between England and Scotland which had continued since 1296, the contrasting characters of the opposing commanders Edward II and Robert the Bruce, the strategy of the campaign and the tactics of the battle itself - all these elements combine to make the event one of absorbing and lasting interest. And the enormous impact of the Scottish victory on the fate of the two kingdoms means the battle is ripe for the vivid and scholarly reassessment that John Sadler provides in this fascinating book. The Scottish victory meant that Scotland would not simply become an appendage to England but would remain a free and independent state - it also implied the war would continue... |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrated |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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