Wall, Martin The Lost Battlefields of Britain

No major battle has taken place on British soil since the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Almost three centuries of the absence of war on the island has generated a complacency which blinds us to the horrific violence and bloodshed which raged on these isles for over 1700 years. For many younger people, war is a seeming anachronism, a reminder of an unsophisticated, almost barbaric past. For other people, our military history recalls more glorious days, when British military skill helped to establish a vast overseas empire. In this book, Martin Wall examines the long and blood-soaked history from the Roman invasions until modern times. This is by no means just a story of honour, courage and glory, but of the terrible suffering war has caused through the centuries - and the epigenetic trauma it has bequeathed, which continues to influence the British national culture even today.

No major battle has taken place on British soil since the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Almost three centuries without war on the island have led to a complacency that blinds us to the terrible violence and bloodshed that raged on these islands for over 1700 years. For many younger people, the war is a seeming anachronism, a reminder of an uncultured, almost barbaric past. For others, this part of British military history harks back to more glorious days, when British military prowess helped to build a vast overseas empire.