The Battle of Bannockburn: Robert the Bruce and the Defeat of an Empire - Couverture souple

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Whitaker, Jack

 
9798246954607: The Battle of Bannockburn: Robert the Bruce and the Defeat of an Empire
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ISBN 13 : 9798246954607
Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

In The Battle of Bannockburn: Robert the Bruce and the Defeat of an Empire, Jack Whitaker tells the extraordinary true story of how a divided and battered Scotland rose to defy the greatest power in medieval Europe. In June 1314, beneath the walls of Stirling Castle, King Robert the Bruce faced the vast army of Edward II in a battle that would decide the fate of a nation.

Drawing on medieval chronicles, royal records, and the surviving landscape of Stirling itself, Whitaker brings to life the full drama of the campaign that changed Britain forever. From Bruce’s daring leadership and the discipline of his schiltrons to the chaos of the English charge and the rout at the Bannock Burn, every moment unfolds with cinematic clarity and human intensity.

More than a military history, this is a story of identity, resilience, and vision. It reveals how Bruce transformed a scattered rebellion into a unified struggle for independence, and how his victory shattered the myth of English invincibility.

It is a gripping and visceral account of courage and strategy against impossible odds, the day Scotland proved it could stand on its own terms against an empire.

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Éditeur
Independently published
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798246954607
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
194
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