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Books, Maps & Other Resources  England & Wales  Genealogy & History BOOK - The Battle of Hastings By Jim Bradbury . 
The Battle of Hastings is the best-known and the most significant battle in English history. Its effects were deeply felt at the time, causing a lasting shift in cultural identity and national pride. Jim Bradbury explores the full military background to the battle and investigates both the sources for our knowledge of what actually happened in 1066 and the role that the battle plays in national myth.The Battle of Hastings starts by looking at the Normans - who they were, where they came from - and the career of William before 1066. Next, Jim Bradbury turns to the Saxons in England, and to Harold Godwineson, successor to Edward the Confessor, and his attempts to create unity in the divided kingdom. This provides the background to an examination of the military development of the two sides up to 1066, detailing differences in tactics, arms and armour. The core of the book is a move-by-move reconstruction of the battle, including the advance planning, the site, the composition of the two. armies and the use of archers, feigned flights and the death of Harold. This is the first time a military historian has attempted to make accessible to the general reader all that is known about the Battle of Hastings and is a book that anyone interested in England's most famous battle will find indispensable. About the author:
Index, biblio, notes Maps, illustration and photos Size: 5" X 8" Cover: Trade Paperback This edition published: February 2006 (originally published 1998) This edition ISBN: 0750937947
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