Battlefield Britain: From Boudicca to the Battle of Britain

Eight decisive battles are analysed and retold in this book which accompanies the widely acclaimed TV series: Boudicca's battle with Rome (AD 60-61), the Battle of Hastings (1066), the Battle for Wales (1400-1410), the Spanish Armada (1588), the Battle of Naseby (1645), the Battle for the Boyne (1690), the Battle of Culloden (1746), and the Battle of Britain (1940). Peter Snow, the strategic analyst, and his son Dan, a military historian, make an effective team as they explore and explain tactics, battleplans, the decision-making of great military leaders and follow each battle as the events unfold. Computer graphics, photographs and reconstructions, as well as profiles on the major figures involved, bring these battles alive. Every boy, young and old, will want this book!