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Subject: FAMOUS WELSH BATTLES
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 10:53:21 EST

FAMOUS WELSH BATTLES, (C)1977 Philip Warner, 1997 edition. Hardback, maps,
160 pages, index. The story of warfare in Wales spans 3000 years. A detailed
account of the major battles from prehistoric & Roman times through the
Battle of Fishguard in 1797. There were no easy victories over the Welsh.
They were greatly esteemed and widely feared, whether fighting as mercenaries
in the Middle Ages or engaging in guerrilla combat. From south Wales came a
new weapon, the longbow, as terrifying as modern weapons of mass murder. Some
6 feet long and discharging an arrow 3 feet, averaging 12 arrows a minute,
they blanketed a target like a dark, vengeful cloud. In the mext moment all
would be groans, screams & confusion. Dustjacket. In as new condition. $12.50
+ $2.50.

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