The Military Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses

This volume offers an account of all the battles of the Wars of the Roses. Emphasizing the strategies and tactics employed, the author describes when and why the various factions arrived at a given battlefield to fight for their causes. Although much is known about the social milieux of the period and of the political machinations that led to the wars, Haigh 's account gives descriptions of when and why the various factions arrived at a given battlefield and how they fought once the battle had been joined.