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Not only was the famous battle between the Scots and the English romantic and bloody, says Nusbacker (war studies, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst), it was also historically significant. He describes the politics and plans of a military campaign of the Middle Ages, including logistics, court intrigue, and the violent clash of common soldiers. Color plates include computer-graphic maps and photographs of re-enactments. Distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square Publishing. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Recent scholarship has illuminated one of the most exciting battles of Scottish history, showing it to be as historically significant as it was romantic and bloody. This book carries the reader through the politics and plans of a military campaign of the Middle Ages. Using recent studies on weapons, warfare, and Scottish history, as well as sound archival sources, this book opens the files on a year's preparation for a massive English invasion of Scotland. In addition to the heroic legends, Bannockburn 1314 examines the common soldiers summoned to war and the knights who fought near them.
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