{"product_id":"never-greater-slaughter-brunanburh-and-the-birth-of-england-paperback","title":"Never Greater Slaughter: Brunanburh and the Birth of England - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Livingston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard Cornwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'No one has done more than Michael Livingston to revive memories of the battle, and you could not hope for a better guide.' BERNARD CORNWELL Bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate in AD 937, four armies met at Brunanburh. On one side stood the shield-wall of the expanding kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. On the other side, a remarkable alliance of rival kings - at least two from across the sea - who had come together to destroy the Anglo-Saxons once and for all. The stakes were no less than the survival of the dream that would become England. The armies were massive. The violence, when it began, was enough to shock a violent age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrunanburh may not today have the fame of Hastings, Crécy or Agincourt, but generations later it was still called, quite simply, the 'great battle'. For centuries now, its location has been lost but after an extraordinary effort, uniting enthusiasts, historians, archaeologists and linguists the location of these bloodied fields may well have been identified. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis groundbreaking new book tells the story of this remarkable discovery and delves into why and how the battle happened. Most importantly, though, it is about the men who fought and died at Brunanburh, and how much this forgotten struggle can tell us about who we are and how we relate to our past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Michael Livingston\u003c\/b\u003e holds degrees in History, Medieval Studies, and English, and he teaches the military and cultural history of the Middle Ages at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. With his long list of peer-reviewed scholarly publications, he is a well-regarded figure in medieval academic circles, and his book \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Crécy: A Casebook\u003c\/i\u003e (Liverpool University Press, 2016) was the winner of the prestigious 2017 Distinguished Book Award from the international Society for Military History. He has also published three historical fantasies (\u003ci\u003eThe Shards of Heaven, The Gates of Hell, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Realms of God\u003c\/i\u003e) with Tor Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing, as well as many short stories, one of which was a winner in the well-regarded Writers of the Future awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766355362080,"sku":"9781472849380","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/01296791ec4e390bc8b940d25e1900ce.webp?v=1780291033","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/never-greater-slaughter-brunanburh-and-the-birth-of-england-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}