Bannockburn 1314 - The Great Victory Of Robert Bruce, Cam102

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Bannockburn 1314 - robert bruce's great victory
(Campaign 102)

Author: Peter Armstrong
Illustrator: Graham Turner

Paperback; March 2002; 96 pages

About this book:
Bannockburn was the climax of King Robert the Bruce's career. In 1307, King Edward I of England, "the Hammer of the Scots" and nemesis of William Wallace, died, and his son, Edward II, was not of the same mold. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots a chance to recover from the painful punishment they had inflicted. By 1314, Bruce had captured every major English-held castle except Stirling, and Edward II led an army north to subdue the Scots. Pete Armstrong's account of this crucial campaign culminates in the decisive Battle of Bannockburn, which finally won Scotland its independence.

the authors:
Peter Armstrong was educated at Keswick School in Cumbria, after which he spent some time abroad and at sea before graduating with a degree in Fine Art from Maidstone College of Art. He worked during the 1970s as an art teacher at a secondary school in Cumbria, during which time his fascination with military history and model making led him to make his first model soldier. More followed, and eventually a small-scale production line was set up to meet the growing demand. This led to Pete being able to leave full-time teaching in the early 1980s to develop his sideline of embryonic model making into a full-time business. Pete is the sculptor behind Border Miniatures, and his books are the fruit of his many years of modeling experience and research.

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects, from the dress of the armies of the 10th-century caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British redcoats of the late 18th century. Graham, son of illustrator Michael Turner, lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.

content:
# Origins of the campaign
# Chronology
# Opposing commanders: the English: Edward II, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Gloucester, Robert Clifford, Henry de Beaumont, Hugh Despencer; the Scots: Robert the Bruce, Edward the Bruce, James Douglas, Randolph, Angus Og
# Opposing armies
# Opposing plans
# The campaign
# The battle
# The aftermath
# The battlefield today
# Bibliography
# Index