BATTLEFIELD PANORAMAS: From the Siege of Troy to D-Day

Stunning full colour artworks on every large landscape page including the ancient Greeks at war, the Huns, the Iceni Uprising, the siege of Jersey 1373, Civil War ambush at Radcot, the siege of Athlone 1691, the Seven Years' War, women of the French Revolution, Norman Cross Peterborough, beginnings of the First World War, the D-Day landings and the Corvin Gap 1956 (an eyewitness account). What a remarkable way to brush up on history! The paintings of Victor Ambrus are beloved by several generations. During his life he illustrated over 300 books on classical and historical subjects in his own instantly recognisable style, amassing what amounts to a visual record of the entire history of warfare, brought together here. With a concise text explaining the background to each battle scene, this publication charts the history of human warfare, from Caesar's invasion of Britain and the Viking raid on Lindisfarne, to the Battles of Hastings, Agincourt and Sedgemoor and the siege of Athlone; from the storming of the Bastille and the Franco-Prussian War to the First World War and the 1956 Hungarian uprising, an illustration made all the more powerful when you know that Victor Ambrus was there, as a volunteer stretcher bearer for the National Red Cross in Budapest. Each artwork is accompanied by a concise, illuminating text that explains the people, the politics and the stakes behind every clash. Extra-large sized softback. 144 pages.
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