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War Walks 2: From the Battle of Hastings to the Blitz: From the Battle of Hastings to the Blitz Vol 2 [Hardcover]

Richard Holmes (Author)

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Product details

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: BBC; 1st edition (13 Nov 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0563383860
ISBN-13: 978-0563383864
Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 191,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #34 in Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > The Blitz
- #34 in Books > History > Other Historical Subjects > Historians > Holmes, Richard
- #43 in Books > History > Britain & Ireland > British Heads of State > William the Conqueror

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A companion to the BBC 2 series. Six moments in British History, from the Norman Conquest to the second World War are recreated. The author, using his knowledge of warfare through the ages, journeys through the sites of historic conflict. Each battle represents a turning point in British history. The guide contains maps of the battlefield areas.

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Highly readable accompaniment to the television series. 6 April 2001

By gerald@lawbase.fsnet.co.uk

Format:Paperback

Having watched the highly enjoyable television series I bought this book expecting to re-read the narrative from the series,this however was not the case. Richard Holmes style, both in the book and on television, is entertaining, if such a word could be used in this context. I found the book to expand on the series in such a way as to be informative without being too detailed and boring. At the same time the wealth of detail I gained from the book made me feel, as an amateur military enthusiast, that I had learned a great deal about the battles. The illusrations, photgraphs and maps all are of high quality and relevant,being placed adjacent to the reference in the text. (this may sound silly but when you are trying to visualise the person or persons it helps that you don't have to turn thirty pages to find the photograph!) The range of battles covered and their timeframe is also very good and should appeal to a wide range of military tastes, from medieval and 1066 to the Blitz and 1940.I found the Battle of the Boyne particularly interesting. Coming from Northern Ireland where it has reached legendary proportions it was revealing to read of the historical, as oppossed to the mythical, battle. Overall a highly enjoyable book which I would recommend to anyone who has the slightest interest in the history of this country.

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Absolutely Brilliant! 23 July 2000

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This book is yet another masterpiece of the great author, Richard Holmes. In this book, he clearly chronicles events of the era, and excellently evokes the feeling of these events - a capability unique to this superb Professor. My advice is certainly to buy it - one cannot appreciate fully the importance of these battles without the meticulously researched and wonderfully constructed work of Mr Holmes. Well done, Richard!

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