- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd; illustrated edition edition (8 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1859150802
- ISBN-13: 978-1859150801
- Product Dimensions: 31.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 159,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The battle fought at Culloden beteen the armies of the Duke of Cumberland and Prince Charles Edward Stewart has passed into history not only as the bloody ruin of the Jacobite cause, but also as a symbol of the final confrontation of two cultures. It has inevitably become entangled in legend and distortion. This book - the result of years of research, in archives and on the actual battlefield - argues a new analysis of the nature and course of the battle. Here are accounts of the background to the "Forty-Five" rebellion, and of the earlier stages of the campaign. The composition, organization, equipment, tactics and character of the two armies are examined in depth. The author describes the course of the battle in detail, his arguments supported by a series of new maps, which reconcile - for the first time - contemporary accounts and military manuals with the topography revealed by modern maps and examination of the field.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
History made real...Accurate account of the famous last battle fought on British (Or Scottish) soil. Easily the best book written on the subject. Eyewitness accounts of the carnage that was Culloden. Colour plates by Gerry Embleton are of the highest quality.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
'Like Hungry Wolves' was like a breath of fresh air when first published in 1994. It is a level headed account which goes back to original sources - and comes up with some eminently intelligible conclusions. It is illustrated with super contemporary engravings; well produced; and to top it all uses Gerry Embleton - one of the best, and longest established, illustrators in the field. The result can fairly be described as sumptuous. The maps are arguably the 'piece de resistance', being both reproductions of orginals and reconstructions based on primary sources.
Not everyone will agree with every conclusion: but since we can see where the arguments are coming from, and we are provided with quotes, a bibliography, and a table or two, we can make up our own minds as we are taken along through this fascinating dissection. Well worth having if you can find one !
Not everyone will agree with every conclusion: but since we can see where the arguments are coming from, and we are provided with quotes, a bibliography, and a table or two, we can make up our own minds as we are taken along through this fascinating dissection. Well worth having if you can find one !
Format:Hardcover
Rather more than a whiff of grapeshot was fired at the massed ranks of Jacobite historiography and especially that overrated Culloden by John Prebble, when this book was first published. Although successive works by this author and a few others, eg Duffy, Pollock and Oates have refined this version of the '45, the originality here is undeniable. Backed up with superb maps, plans and illustrations, the author has done a great job of investigating original sources and coming up with a new interpretation. Controversial, yes, but there is nothing wrong in that. The few shortcomings are that the book is not footnoted and I cannot recall an index. Culloden has been written about many times, but often with limited success. This book cannot be ignored, whether you agree with the thesis or not.
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