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Bannockburn : the triumph of Robert the Bruce /
Few battles resonate through British history as strongly as Bannockburn. On June 24, 1314, the Scots under the leadership of Robert the Bruce unexpectedly trounced the English, leaving thousands dead or wounded. The victory was one of Scotland's greatest, the more so because the Scottish army w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Sources
- Preface
- Maps
- Part I: The Scottish Wars
- 1 A Battle Won
- 2 The Wolf in the Fold
- 3 A Poisoned Chalice
- Part II: The Power Struggles
- 4 The Dark Stain of Treachery
- 5 Bequest of a Warrior-King
- 6 Lords of War
- 7 Raised from the Dust
- Part III: 1314
- 8 A Tale of Three Castles
- 9 Tears of a King
- 10 Baiting the Trap
- 11 Playing with Fire
- 12 The Shortest of Nights
- 13 Flesh and Blood
- Part IV: The Shockwave
- 14 One Fleeting Hour15 The Legacy
- Appendix I: 24 June 1314: The Field of Battle
- Appendix II: English Casualties
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
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