A Military History of Scotland

Edward M. Spiers, Jeremy Crang and Matthew Strickland

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July, 2012
Cloth, 592 pages, 116 b+w illustrations
ISBN: 978-0-7486-3335-7
Edinburgh University Press
$200.00

The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. Scotland has a prestigious military history but to date there has been no reference work examining this rich heritage. This book describes how the Scottish military functioned and battled from pre-Roman to modern times. The role of the military in Scottish national identity is examined, as well as the evolution of the pre-Roman warrior to the modern soldier.

This book covers all major battles and wars, including the Jacobite Rebellion and both World Wars.

Related Subjects

• European History

About the Author

Edward Spiers is a professor of strategic studies at the University of Leeds and author of many books on Military history and warfare. Jeremy Crang has been a lecturer in history at Edinburgh since 1993 and is assistant director of the Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars. Matthew Strickland is professor of medieval history at Glasgow University.

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