With a concise text explaining the backgroudn to each battlefield panorama, The Victor Ambrus War Book is a joy to browse and will win a place on the shelves of all those who enjoy military history.
Beginning with the siege of Troy the many scenes include the following: Caesar's invasion of Britain, The Viking raid on Lindisfarne, Hastings, The Harrowing Of the North, The Battle Of Sedgemoor, Marlborough during the Seven Years War, the storming of the Bastille, Trafalgar, Waterloo, the Franco-Prussian War, Gettysburg, the Horse Artillery in the First World War, and the Normandy Landings.