Bannockburn: Scotland's Greatest Victory

by Peter Reese

Overview

1314. On a marsh-fringed plain south of Stirling Castle, King Robert the Bruce led the Scottish army in a singularly devastating victory over the English.

Bannockburn was Scotland's greatest battlefield triumph, achieved against the odds by a combination of brilliant tactical leadership and the fatal overconfidence of the English King, Edward II.

On the 700th anniversary of the battle, Peter Reese's definitive history shines a spotlight on this pivotal moment in Scottish History and considers the wider implications of this momentous victory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782111764
Publisher:	Canongate Books
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Edition description:	Definitive New ed.
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Now retired after a 29-year career in the army, Peter Reese is a leading military historian and writer. His abiding love for Scotland ensure frequent visits north from his home in Surrey.

Editorial Reviews

A cracker of a book, which reads like a novel yet has the authority of many a weightier tome

Sunday Herald

Peter Reese has vision, insight and understanding.

The Herald

An admirably vivid account of the Scots' greatest victory over the English . . .The measured, precise build-up makes the final eruption of violence all the more compelling and impresses upon the reader just how much was at stake on the battlefield of Bannockburn in the summer of 1314.

Scotsman

A thoroughly researched overview of this crucial period of Scotland's history . . . it is the sense of calm progression that makes this book so effective

Scots Magazine

"An admirably vivid account . . . The measured, precise build-up makes the final eruption of violence all the more compelling and impresses upon the reader just how much was at stake." —Scotsman

"A well structured and highly readable account which can be recommended to the medieval enthusiast and general reader alike." —Army Historical Research

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