William Wallace: brave heart

James Alexander Mackay

Mainstream, 1996 - Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages

Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas—a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. James MacKay uses all his skills as a historical detective to produce this definitive biography, telling the incredible story of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to become Guardian of Scotland. William Wallace, with superb generalship and tactical genius, led a country with no previous warlike tradition to triumph gloriously over the much larger, better-armed, and better-trained English forces. 700 years later, the heroism and betrayal, the valiant deeds and the dark atrocities, and the struggle of a small nation against a brutal and powerful empire, still create a compelling tale.

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Good book about William Wallace. Very Detailed.

Contents

• Origins and Boyhood: 13
• Early Manhood: 43
• Toom Tabard: 67

About the author

Mackay is an award winning author and historian and is regarded as the world's leading authority on the life and works of Robert Burns.

Bibliographic information

• Title: William Wallace: brave heart
• Author: James Alexander Mackay
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Mainstream, 1996
• ISBN: 185158823X, 9781851588237
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Civilization, Medieval; Guerrillas; Guerrillas/ Scotland/ Biography; History / Europe / Great Britain; History / Medieval; Military history, Medieval; Nationalists; Nationalists/ Scotland/ Biography; Revolutionaries; Revolutionaries/ Scotland/ Biography; Scotland