Defending the Island: From Caesar to the Armada - Softcover

Longmate, Norman

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9780712667111: Defending the Island: From Caesar to the Armada

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712667113 ISBN 13: 9780712667111

Publisher: Pimlico, 2001

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In a brilliantly imaginative blend of military, social, and diplomatic history, Norman Longmate retells Britain's island story from the perspective of its defenders in a narrative stretching from the Celtic tribes who fought against Caesar to the great seaborne defence against Philip of Spain's Armada. Solidly researched fact is seasoned with lively, humorous, and occasionally gruesome anecdote, resulting in an invaluable sourcebook for the specialist and an enthralling narrative for the general reader.

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About the Author:

Norman Lonmate is the author of more than twenty books on the Second World War and Victorian social history.

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"Here is a book Shakespeare would have loved - a fine, old-fashioned, drum-beating history of our island fortress... Longmate weaves the medieval chronicles into a compelling modern story, full of rich and often blood-curdling detail" -- Piers Brendon * Mail on Sunday * "A rich history of the invasions of Britain... that, by relying on the words of contemporary historians, possess a freshness and immediacy" * Sunday Times * "An enthralling account of the defence of Britain... a solid and conscientious piece of work" -- Jan Morris * Independent * "A fascinating work" * Sunday Express *

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