10 Minute Histories: Battles

by Emily Allison, Fiona Powers (Illustrator)

This book looks at the quirkier aspects of the subject you don't get from standard history books. Such How were the dead counted after battle? How did you know when someone had won? How far away could bagpipes be heard? How were drums used to communicate commands? What was the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil?

100 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005