Aimed at a general readership and tourists, this guide has a selection of the most important or well-known battles that have taken place in Scotland, including both local detail and anecdotes.

Scottish Battles (Chambers Mini Guides)

History

Archibald, Malcolm

Europe

Chambers

Part of a series of pocket-sized guides on popular aspects of Scottish culture, history, language and life, this book looks at Scottish myths and legends.

Scottish Myths and Legends (Chambers Mini Guides)

Reference

Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd.

A young man's search for the truth . . .Northumberland, 1803: Matthew Pryde, a young engineer, is sent to a small coastal village to persuade the local landowner that a lighthouse must be built to prevent the high number of fatal shipwrecks that occur there. Finding himself suddenly on a personal search to discover more about his own mysterious childhood, Matthew finds himself attracted to the beautiful Grace Fenwick, but the consequences mean that the truth may never be told.

Pryde's Rock

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Severn House

A thrilling new adventure for Matthew Pryde - 1805. England is in the midst of her war with France. Matthew Pryde, engineer at a coal mine in Kent, is regarded as the perfect spy to send across the English Channel to investigate rumours that the French are digging a tunnel underneath the Channel. Matthew is accompanied by the mysterious Mr Black and the rather unexpected addition of the unconventional Kate Denton to France where they must investigate...

Pryde and the Infernal Device (A Matthew Pryde Adventure, 2)

A young mans search for the truth . . . - Northumberland, 1803: Matthew Pryde, a young engineer, is sent to a small coastal village to persuade the local landowner that a lighthouse must be built to prevent the high number of fatal shipwrecks that occur there. Finding himself suddenly on a personal search to discover more about his own mysterious childhood, Matthew finds himself attracted to the beautiful Grace Fenwick, but the consequences mean that the truth may never be told.

Genre Fiction

A thrilling new adventure for Matthew Pryde - 1805. England is in the midst of her war with France. Matthew Pryde, engineer at a coal mine in Kent, is regarded as the perfect spy to send across the English Channel to investigate rumours that the French are digging a tunnel underneath the Channel. Matthew is accompanied by the mysterious Mr Black and the rather unexpected addition of the unconventional Kate Denton to France where they must investigate...

Burmese War, 1852. Unable to join the famous Royal Malverns, Jack Windrush is commissioned into the despised 113th Foot. Determined to rise in the ranks and make a name for himself, he is sent with the 113th to join the British expedition. But when they get involved in the attack of Rangoon, Jack realizes that war on the fringes of the Empire is not as honorable and glorious as he expected. After a chance meeting with a renegade British soldier, Jack witnesses the true terrors of war, and begins to question the whole framework in which he has grown up. Praise from readers: &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - "A well-crafted historical novel." &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - "Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys military fiction." &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - "Archibald delivers one heck of a story." &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - "Impossible to put down."

Windrush: Large Print Edition (Jack Windrush)

Independently published

Burmese War, 1852. Unable to join the famous Royal Malverns, Jack Windrush is commissioned into the despised 113th Foot.Determined to rise in the ranks and make a name for himself, he is sent with the 113th to join the British expedition. But when they get involved in the attack of Rangoon, Jack realizes that war on the fringes of the Empire is not as honorable and glorious as he expected.After a chance meeting with a renegade British soldier, Jack witnesses the true terrors of war, and begins to question the whole framework in which he has grown up.Praise from readers:★★★★★ - "A well-crafted historical novel."★★★★★ - "Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys military fiction."★★★★★ - "Archibald delivers one heck of a story."★★★★★ - "Impossible to put down."

Windrush (Jack Windrush)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Norse thought they could conquer Scotland. They were wrong.
Melcorka is an ordinary young woman from the Isles. But when her homeland of Alba is attacked by the Viking horde, Melcorka abandons her life of luxury and chooses the path of a warrior.
With a ragtag band of companions, she heads south to unite the clans and free the land from the Norsemen's scourge - and claim her destiny.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "A glorious, rousing epic."
★★★★★ - "I highly recommend this book to those who enjoy historical novels with sword fighting and war. A great read."
★★★★★ - "This book held my attention from start to finish. The characters are believable and the storyline well-paced."

The Swordswoman

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Dance If Ye Can is an introduction to the huge variety of battles fought in Scotland, or fought by the Scots in the nearly nine hundred years when they were an independent nation. The first part of the book serves as an introduction to Scottish history, while the second section portrays the Scottish soldier throughout history. Part three gives an alphabetical guide and brief notes of the many hundred battles, skirmishes and sieges that pepper the history of Scotland. Unlike most battle books, Dance If Ye Can does not concentrate solely on the well-known battles. Rather, it gives space to many of the near-forgotten skirmishes and clan battles, as well as the more famous encounters such as Bannockburn and Culloden. The earliest battles concern the Roman invasion of 83 AD, while the last was the German attack on the Royal Navy in the Firth of Forth in 1939. In between are mentions of the wars against the Norse and the English, with various civil wars and disturbances, the Jacobite Risings and the clan wars of the Borders and Highlands. The final section is a timeline of Scottish history that brings the book to the post-devolution period in the twenty-first century.

Dance If Ye Can: A Dictionary of Scottish Battles

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Scottish Battles (Chambers Mini Guides)

Scottish Myths and Legends (Chambers Mini Guides)

Pryde's Rock

Pryde and the Infernal Device (A Matthew Pryde Adventure, 2)

Pryde's Rock

Pryde and the Infernal Device (A Matthew Pryde Adventure, 2)

Windrush: Large Print Edition (Jack Windrush)

Windrush (Jack Windrush)

The Swordswoman

Dance If Ye Can: A Dictionary of Scottish Battles