Battlefield Yorkshire

Yorkshire's past is replete with bloody battles and sieges. From the earliest times armies have marched across the Yorkshire countryside and have fought for control of the land, the towns and the cities. Roman, Viking, Norman and the Scottish invaders have all contributed ruthless episodes to the story. Christian fought pagan, Englishman fought foreign invader, and loyalist fought rebel, in some of the most destructive battles of British history. And bitter internal conflicts, which set neighbour against neighbour, created an equally violent heritage as rival lords and landowners contended for power and influence in the north. David Cooke gives a vivid description of the outbreaks of warfare that have punctuated the county's history. Using graphic contemporary accounts and numerous illustrations and maps, he creates a vivid narrative of a county that was a battleground until modern times.

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Some books that may interest you

The Kaiser's Captive By: Albert Rhys Williams	London at War By: Alan Brooks	With Wellington's Hussars in the Peninsula and Waterloo By: Gareth Glover
Posters of World War 2: Allied and Axis Propoganda 1939-1945 By: Peter Darman	Great Generals of the Ancient World By: Richard A Gabriel	Beyond Rome to the Alps By: Jon Diamond
Blitzkrieg Poland By: Diane Canwell, Jon Sutherland	Major & Mrs Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to Normandy By: Major and Mrs Holt	Rome and Parthia: Empires at War By: Gareth C Sampson