Book: The Highland Battles: Warfare on Scotland's Northern Frontier in the Early Middle Ages
Author: Chris Peers
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Length: 216 Pages
Overall Rating: 5/5 Stars
Blog Rating: 5/5 Saltire Flags
Chris Peers writes another informative book about Scotland’s battles, he summarizes each Highland battle by date and details about each battle from start to finish. If you love Scottish history this is definitely another book that Scotland lovers will absolutely love. The phenomenal research is absolutely brilliant. Being of Scottish ancestry and having visited Scotland I definitely appreciated this book and all the information this book contained. This book is definitely a masterpiece, another book I highly recommend!

Disclaimer: I received a free advance readers copy from the publisher. I voluntarily agreed to do an honest, fair, review and blog through netgalley. All words, thoughts, ideas are my own.

An interesting exploration of every major battle that took place in the Highlands between the 7th and the 13th century. It explores the combatants, their respective motives and connections, the nature of the battlefields, tactics, and even weapons.

A useful book for any military historian or those interested in miltary history.

Thanks to Pen and Sword for approving my request for this title. I was not required to write a positive one and all opinions expressed are my own.

I've always loved history but even at school in Scotland, the emphasis was always on British or European history. Not so much on the battles that happened in our own back yard as it were.

We took part in some very vicious and bloody wars, over Clans, family, fortunes and of course our fiercest friend/foe - England! For each section we see who were the instigators, who took part, what the outcome was.

It's also useful for helping to locate the actual areas of the battles, some took over a large area over many days.

Good for those who like/have an interest in Scottish history or military history. Goes through seven battles that have taken place or involved Scottish soldiers.

I've only recently began to read about the history of Scotland having discovered I have an extensive family history of Scots in my family! Of course, I was familiar with William Wallace and was somewhat aware of wars with the English and, of course, the Vikings in Scotland's history through history classes, but never really gave much thought to other wars being fought there. This book isn't a complete telling of every battle , but it's a dang good start for me! It's a good book for arm chair, casual historians of Scotland. Nicely written and researched.

"The Highland Battles" was a bit of a revelation. I admit, I haven't spent a lot of time reading about Scotland's history, but this book surprised me. I thought there might be 3 or 4 battles of note - silly me! Chris Peers breaks events down in a very simple, entertaining, and enjoyable way. Considering how much time has passed, it's amazing to have so much detail on the battles, dates, places, and people involved. I think I need to read more Scottish history!

My thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley. This review was written voluntarily and is entirely my own, unbiased, opinion.

Scotland has long evoked a sense of wonder, but there is more to this beautiful land than meets the eye. It has been the home of some vicious and bloody conflicts - inner warfare from clans, and of course, the English.

This book goes through a series of battles that have been fought in the highlands of Scotland, and breaks each one down. Chris Peers breaks it down by date, who was where, who was involved, and the eventual outcome of the battle.

Now, before you think, "I have a pretty good grasp of what happened in Scotland," think again. I discovered quite a bit of information I had never heard before, and was able to better identify areas, the ins and outs, and of course - the major and minor players.

This is one that I need to buy and add to my research shelf. The information was amazing, and I don't think you can find a better guide to The Highland Battles than this book! For those who love Scottish history, and enjoy military conflicts as well, this is THE book that you need to read!

I think this book will send me off to become even further immersed in Scottish history. It is a well presented, well researched book, featuring seven lesser known military events in Scottish history from the 9th to 13th century.

Whilst I considered myself sufficiently well read, there was still plenty to be learned. Names of the protagonists were known to me (Thorfinn, Sigurd, Macbeth, Somerled, Alexander) - I have read extensively and have a number of books myself on this topic.

The structure of the armies, weapons and equipment are covered off fairly early on - to save repetition - there is a lot of detail here. Use of archaeological evidence contemporary chronicles and the sagas add colour to the naval and land battles detailed within. Peers also provides details at the end of each chapter for visiting the sites.

The reader will appreciate the map of battle sites, the appendices which list the kings of Scotland, Norway, the Isles and Man, and the Earls of Orkney.

Definitely one for the Scottish history shelf of my library!

Being part Scots I was excited to read this. I thought Scotlands history revolved around the wall of the Romans and Braveheart. While both are true the detailed history of this beautiful land is much more intersting. Many kingdoms have come and gone in Scotland. So many that the land is soaked in history with the blood , sweat, and tears of its people. Mr Peers has woven an interesting and very readable history that covers all the connected parties in Scotlands wars. My favorite chapters concerned the Vikings and their attempts and many successes in taking farm land and coastal property of use. The viking presence is inherited by many scots . This book tells of Thorfinn and the other chieftains and Kings.Excellent , readable, and honest, history of Scotlands Highland Battles.

Thank you to NetGalley and Pen & Sword for granting my wish. Very well researched book. It did take me a while to read but feel I did learn quite a bit from this..

As someone who has been interested in the history of Scotland for quite awhile I was always disappointed that we didn't have much to go on. (If I had a time machine I would go back and yell at every civilization to write things down!), especially in regards to the highland clans and the battles that shaped them and Scotland as a nation.

I'm sure there is information in here even the most well read of History fans are unaware of and I highly suggest this book for anyone interested in Scottish history. There are some battles in here I wasn't even previously aware of and it's fascinating reading about them and tactics used by the war chiefs of the time.