Skip to product information
1 of 1

Pen and Sword Military

Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses

Regular price $12.95 USD
Regular price Sale price $12.95 USD
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Title: Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses
Author: David Santiuste
D: 1726226
ISBN: 9781844159307
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Published: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 208
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Indisputably the most effective general of the Wars of the Roses, Edward IV died in his bed, undefeated in battle. Yet Edward has not achieved the martial reputation of other warrior kings such as Henry V - perhaps because he fought battles against his own people in a civil war. It has also been suggested that he lacked the personal discipline expected of a truly great commander. But, as David Santiuste shows in this perceptive and highly readable new study, Edward was a formidable military leader whose strengths and subtlety have not been fully recognized. This reassessment of Edward's military role, and of the Wars of the Roses in which he played such a vital part, gives a fascinating insight into Edward the man and into the politics and the fighting. Based on contemporary sources and the latest scholarly research, 'Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses' brings to life an extraordinary period of English history.