--- product_id: 188846585 title: "Cassell's Battlefields of Britain and Ireland Hardcover – 20 Oct 2005" brand: "richard brooks" price: "VT42383" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/188846585-cassells-battlefields-of-britain-and-ireland-hardcover-20-oct-2005 store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Cassell's Battlefields of Britain and Ireland Hardcover – 20 Oct 2005 **Brand:** richard brooks **Price:** VT42383 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cassell's Battlefields of Britain and Ireland Hardcover – 20 Oct 2005 by richard brooks - **How much does it cost?** VT42383 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/188846585-cassells-battlefields-of-britain-and-ireland-hardcover-20-oct-2005) ## Best For - richard brooks enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted richard brooks brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Review 'A quality addition to your bookshelf' (SOLDIER magazine)'An impressive collection that offers much.... accurate and... fascinating.' (Jeremy Black HISTORY TODAY)'A gripping and immensely readable work of narrative history.' (THE GUNNER)'well written, comprehensive, clear and readable... I strongly recommend this book to any battlefield tourer of the British Isles.' (John Deverell BRITISH ARMY REVIEW) Synopsis There have been a number of British battle books before, but never one as comprehensive, as scholarly - and as readable - as this. The meat of the volume is its 377 'battle articles' - from the skirmish between Caesar's invading Romans at Dover in 55BC, to the air battles fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe above southern England in the late summer of 1940. These articles are underpinned by a wealth of additional material, both editorial and graphic, including for each battle a 'scoreboard' boxed panel of key data, including details of protagonists, size of armies involved, commanders and casualties. The volume includes 100 maps of key battles. OS grid references are provided for every battle described. Each chapter commences with an overview essay, outlining and explaining the key strategic developments of the period of warfare in question. Within each (major section), sub-sections identify logically related groups of battles (such as, in Knight and Castle, the era known as the Anarchy (during the reign of Stephen) and the conflict known as the Scottish War of Independence). P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Author Richard Brooks is a freelance military historian. His most recent book was The Royal Marines - 1664 to the Present (Constable 2002), which won an award from the Royal Marines Historical Society. He has also written The Long Arm of the Empire: Naval Brigades from the Crimea to the Boxer Rebellion (Constable 1999), a study of the Royal Navy's part in small wars of the Victorian period, and the first biography of the founder of Jane's Fighting Ships: Fred T Jane: An Eccentric Visionary (Jane's Information Group 1997). He was Consultant Editor of the Times History of War (Harper Collins Publishers 2000). Richard Brooks was born in Kent, in 1949, and read Modern History at St Edmund Hall Oxford and International Relations at Southampton University. He lives in Southsea with his wife, two daughters and several thousand toy soldiers. 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This is testament to several things about this book: it is extraordinarly comprehensive and detailed, it is very long and it is, if truth be told, rather hard going at times.However, you will certainly not need another general book on the subject in the foreseeable future; this covers everything, down to those battles whose dates, locations and existence are uncertain and from previous knowledge I have not found anything to quibble with. It's not for everyone and its knowledge of the political context is less sure, but for military detail it can't be beaten. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/188846585-cassells-battlefields-of-britain-and-ireland-hardcover-20-oct-2005](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/188846585-cassells-battlefields-of-britain-and-ireland-hardcover-20-oct-2005) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*