Scottish Battles
eBook - ePub

Scottish Battles

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Scottish Battles

About this book

Scottish history has been shaped and defined by a series of great battles. John Sadler gives the first full military history of Scotland for many years. From Mons Graupius to Culloden, he shows how terrain and politics shaped the campaigns and decisive engagements we still remember today. Each chapter also features sections on the development of warfare - its tactics, equipment and styles of fighting.For the military historian, Scotland is a fascinating example of how a small country can fight off domination by a far larger neighbour. From Celtic warfare to the feudal host to the professional armies of the eighteenth century, from guerrilla warfare to the pitched battle, from siege to Border Reiver, Scotland is unique in having had almost every major type of warfare taking place within its frontiers. Battles such as Bannockburn, Flodden, and Culloden, have a resonance and impact far beyond Scotland. John Sadler weaves chronicle, narrative and analysis together in a masterly way, recreating the drama and passion of centuries past.

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Information

Publisher
Birlinn
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9780857905123
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication page
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Contents
  7. List of Battle Plans
  8. Preface
  9. ‘We are not yet subdued’: MONS GRAUPIUS, AD 84
  10. The Four Peoples: NECHTANSMERE, 685
  11. The House of Canmore: CARHAM, 1018
  12. ‘Not for glory . . . but for freedom’: BANNOCKBURN, 1314
  13. ‘A Douglas, a Douglas’: OTTERBURN, 1388
  14. The Rough Wooing: FLODDEN, 1513
  15. Raids and Reivers: ANCRUM MOOR, 1545
  16. The Paladin: DUNBAR, 1650
  17. The Killing Time: KILLIECRANKIE, 1689
  18. Blood on the Heather: GLENCOE, 1692
  19. Kings over the Water: CULLODEN, 1746
  20. Postscript: The Thin Red Line
  21. Notes on Sources
  22. Select Bibliography
  23. Index
  24. List of Illustrations