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Author
Publisher
Birlinn
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Scotland has had a uniquely important military history over the last five centuries. Conflict with England in the 16th century, Jacobite rebellions in the 18th century, 20th-century defences and the two world wars, as well as the Cold War, all resulted in significant cartographic activity. In this book, two map experts explore the extraordinary rich legacy of Scottish military mapping, showing and explaining the variety of military maps produced for...
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The wars fought in Scotland's northern and western Highlands between the ninth and fourteenth centuries were a key stage in the military history of the region, yet they have rarely been studied in-depth before. Out of this confused and turbulent period came the more settled and familiar history of the region. The Highlands and islands were controlled by the kings of Norway or by Norse or Norse-Celtic warlords, who not only resisted Scottish royal...
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