The Red Rose and the White - The Wars of the Roses, 1453-1487

The Wars of the Roses were a series of mini-wars, fought over 30 years between two branches of the Plantagenet royal family, and eventually won by the Tudors. The Red Rose and the White offers a complete single volume history of the entire dynastic struggle.The book covers all aspects, the social, economic, religious, political and military, disecting the series of campaigns in detail, featuring an in-depth topographical explanation of battle sites, an account of troop movements and fighting, analysis of commanders and senior figures, the effects of climate, morale and the likelihood/incidence of treachery.