"Provides an insightful, yet concise, overview of ten major campaigns or battles of the period Praeger is pleased to announce a partnership with Osprey Publishing to make these unique books available to our customers. Now available in high-quality hardback volumes, this series provides insightful, yet concise, overviews of major battles. The books have been created to appeal to a wide range of interested readers, including students, amat ..."
Bannockburn 1314(Illustrated) Robert Bruce's great victory (Campaign) by Peter Armstrong, Graham Turner Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2002 by Osprey Publishing Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-85532-609-5, ISBN: 1-85532-609-4
Bannockburn 1314 Robert Bruce's Great Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History) by Peter Armstrong Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2005 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98846-3, ISBN: 0-275-98846-5
"Bannockburn was the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce. In 1307 King Edward I of England, 'The Hammer of the Scots' and nemesis of William Wallace, died and was replaced by his son, Edward II, who was not from the same mould. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots the chance to recover from the grievous punishment inflicted upon them. By 1314 Bruce had captured every major English-held castle bar Stirling, so finally Edward ..."
Praeger Illustrated Military History Ser. Stirling Bridge and Falkirk : William Wallace's Rebellion 1297-98 by Peter Armstrong Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2005 by Praeger Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98844-9, ISBN: 0-275-98844-9
"Osprey's study of William Wallace's rebellion in the First War of the Wars of Scottish Independence (1296-1357). The death of the last of the Scottish royal house of Canmore in 1290 triggered a succession crisis. Attempts to undermine Scottish independence by King Edward I of England sparked open rebellion culminating in an English defeat at the hands of William Wallace at Stirling Bridge in 1297. Edward gathered an army, marched north ..."