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Reconstructing the battle move by move, Jim Bradbury recounts the story of 1066, with a particular emphasis on the military background and covering topics including the armies, the campaigns preceding Hastings, battle tactics and the effects of the conquest. Battle plans and maps are also included.
Synopsis
Reconstructing the battle move by move, Jim Bradbury recounts the story of 1066 with a particular emphasis on the military background. He covers the armies, arms, and armor; the campaigns preceding Hastings; the battle tactics; the effects of the conquest; and the memories of Hastings in folk myth. The book includes a wealth of illustrations among them specially commissioned maps, and stage-by-stage battle plans.
Synopsis
Reconstructing the battle move by move, Jim Bradbury recouts the story of 1066, with a particular emphasis on the military background.