Great Battles: Hastings

by PeterPoyntzWright (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $4.73

  Few dates in history are so etched upon our consciousness as '1066', the date of the Battle of Hastings. And with good reason as the outcome was paramount in forming England's future fate. It was a battle fought on a knife edge, and it is questionable whether the best man won. During Harold's short reign he consolidated the defence of his realm only to be asked to defend it against two foreign invaders at opposite ends of the country in three weeks. In a highly readable account, Peter Poyntz Wright analyses the causes of the battle, the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and ends with a blow-by-blow graphic account of the fighting.

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  Paperback
  1996

  $4.37

  Many people are aware that 1066 was the date of the Battle of Hastings. It was fought throughout Saturday 14 October and was paramount in forming England's future fate. This book provides an insight into the character of Harold and his opponent William. During his short reign Harold consolidated the defence of his realm only to be asked to defend it against two foreign invaders at opposite ends of the country in three weeks. Illustrated throughout with photographs from the battle site and the Bayeaux Tapestry, the author analyzes the causes of the battle itself and the military strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and completes it with a graphic account of the fighting.