Border Fury: England and Scotland at War, 1296-1568Pearson/Longman, 2005 - 617 Seiten John Sadler conveys what it was actually like for those combatants engaged in the fighting, and demonstrates how the distinctive styles of defensive architecture developed on both sides of the border." "Border Fury provides a new history of the three centuries of near continuous warfare that moulded two of the most dynamic peoples in Europe."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Flowers of the Forest | 1 |
Sinews of War | 23 |
Under the Hammer | 52 |
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