- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (21 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750925000
- ISBN-13: 978-0750925006
- Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 17.4 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,795,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reconstructing the battle move by move, Jim Bradbury recounts the story of 1066, with a particular emphasis on the military background and covering topics including the armies, the campaigns preceding Hastings, battle tactics and the effects of the conquest. Battle plans and maps are also included.
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Jim Bradbury taught history at West London Institute of Higher Education (now Brunel University College) before taking early retirement in order to devote himself to writing. He has written widely on medieval military history, including 'Stephen and Matilda' (The History Press).
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Bradbury is not merely an author who has turned his attention to the Battle of Hastings, he is a historian who has spent many years studying the events of 1066 and the years leading up to it. Even now, almost a thousand years on the Norman Conquest is a topic of much hot debate. Many other books describe the events with their own (normally anti-Norman agenda). Bradbury is an author and writer of sufficient calibre to be above such things and this book is the best book on 1066. If you only read one book on 1066, then it should be this book. If you plan to read more then you should start with it. That way you will be able to spot what is wrong with the others.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Jim Bradbury covers familiar ground here, with the build-up to the "crisis" of 1066 tat ended Anglo-Saxon England, ending with Hastings and William the Bastard being crowned king. (Hope that doesn't count as a plot-spoiler ...)
<br />It is a readable account and the thing I really liked about this book was the way the author discussed some of disagreements in interpretation and then came to his own conclusions I was especially intrigued by the discussion about whether the "accepted" location for the Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, actually fitted with the different sources.
<br />It is a readable account and the thing I really liked about this book was the way the author discussed some of disagreements in interpretation and then came to his own conclusions I was especially intrigued by the discussion about whether the "accepted" location for the Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, actually fitted with the different sources.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Very good account of the background to, course and consequences of this truly pivotal battle. The book is pitched exactly right in terms of the coverage of the Anglo-Saxon historical background and key controversial issues, without digressing too far and padding the text as sometimes happens. Perfect for both the general reader and as a useful summary for the more serious scholar.
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