Bannockburn 1314: Robert Bruce"s Great Victory

PDF | 97 pages | 37,8 Mb The Battle of Bannockburn was the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. This account describes the factors leading up to the decisive battle that finally won Scotland her independence in 1314. The book's layout is simple and attractive, with color and b&w photos of battle sites and color illustrations of battles scenes and coat Definately a fine bed time read with Horlicks if you are of English chauvenist persuasion and you need a little comforting before getting to sleep while pondering an English disaster. Like the companion book in the series on Stirling Bridge the authors bias comes through and the now fashionable (though unconvincing) attempt to play down numbers of English involved, and gloss over English losses comes through as the prime reason for this book having been put into print in the first place. Scottish forces receive a reverse treatment in being increased in size though the author makes little factual justification for this or indeed appears to have made little worthwhile investigation on this matter at all. With depressing inevitability books both end in a one sided bed time feel good factor (if you are English) by revelling in the (allegedly) minor affairs Scottish victories were while what holocaust blood-baths Scottish defeats were. Theres much better coverage available out there on both subjects notwithstanding the standard Osprey thin book format. Links : Quote:http://rapidshare.com/files/103059980/www.softarchive.net_Bannockburn_1314._Robert_Bruce_s_great_victory.pdf