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S'està carregant… Towton: The Battle of Palm Sunday Fieldde John Sadler
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 Overall, Sadler’s book is solid and well written. Sadler’s passion for letting the topography influence his interpretation of the unfolding of events as well as of the tactical decisions made by commanders helps him in his goal to provide a fresh reassessment of the battle of Towton. In his additional goal of creating a narrative capable of reaching a wider readership than has previously been achieved, Sadler is similarly successful. As such, his work provides a useful complement to other, perhaps more scholarly, works devoted to the battle of Towton specifically or the Wars of the Roses more generally.
The battle at Towton in Yorkshire on 29 March 1461 was the largest, longest fought and bloodiest day in English medieval history. In terms of the number of troops involved, the ruthlessness of the fighting, the quantity of casualties and the decisive nature of its outcome, Towton stands out from the long sequence of battles fought for control of England in the fifteenth century. This bitter contest of arms was a turning point in the Wars of the Roses and - as a result of the discoveries of modern archaeological research - it is one of the best known. John Sadler, in this vivid reconstruction of the battle, offers a fresh view of a pivotal episode in English history and an unflinching insight into the cruelties of medieval warfare. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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