Freedom's Sword

Freedom's Sword
ISBN-10
0004720792
ISBN-13
9780004720791
Series
Freedom's Sword
Category
History / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
HarperCollins
Author
Peter Traquair

Description

Freedome(tm)s Sword is a popular history of the longest period of conflict between Scotland and England. Beginning with the true story of William Wallace and his rebellion (subject of the Mel Gibson movie Braveheart), it goes on to cover the spectacular career of Robert the Bruce, arguably Scotlande(tm)s most capable military leader of all time.

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