About this title: This is the story of ordinary men and women involved in the Rebellion, who were described on the gaol registers and regimental rosters of the time as 'Common Men'. There is little in this book about Bonnie Prince Charlie and other principals of the last Jacobite Rising of 1745. Culloden recalls them by name and action, presenting the battle as it was for them, describing their life as fugitives in the glens or as prisoners in the gaols and hulks, their transportation to the Virginias or their deaths on the gallows at Kennington Common. The book begins in the rain at five o'clock on the ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, London
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780140253504ISBN:0140253505
Description: Good. 360p. : map, plan ; 20 cm. Includes: maps, plans. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1961. Includes bibliography and index. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin, London
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780140253504ISBN:0140253505
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. No tears or markings. 360p. : map, plan; 20 cm. Includes: Maps, Plans. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1961. Includes bibliography and index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140025767ISBN:0140025766
Description: Very Good. Size: 7.8 x 5 x 0.7 inches; Based on memoirs, letters, newspapers and regimental order books, a reconstruction of the battle of Culloden and the events which followed, seen through the eyes of the common man. Reveals the hardships and deprivations men and women suffered during the rebellion and provides insight into the acts of brutality which occurred. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin, London
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780140025767ISBN:0140025766
Description: Good ++ Mass market paperback, later printing, 360 pages; spine lightly creased and slightly concaved, but very clean and unmarked. See also our other Prebble titles. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1967
Description: Very Good. CULLODEN by John Prebble. Penguin, 1967. Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dust Jacket: No jacket. NOTES: Showing very light exterior shelfwear, overall clean and tight with no owner markings. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780140025767ISBN:0140025766
Description: Good. *** Expect to see light wear and some spine creasing *** Dispatched in padded packaging. ** UK SELLER-Get it in days not weeks ** read more
"Good solid stuff; enjoyed it immensely although I should say I knew little about the history of highland Scotland. Possibly a bit too heavy on the military history and not big enough on the social, but I've always enjoyed military history so that wasn't a problem. For me.
Christ, they practically destroyed highland Scotland. Will probably read the other Prebble books too."
"I never finished the book. I read the first hundred some odd pages, enough to take in the battle and couldn't bring myself to continue. Painstakingly detailed, Culloden tells the sad tale of the last great battle between the English and the Scots. As an aside, I actually visited the site of the battle. It is a desolate, wind swept moor. A hard place. I can't imagine what it must have been like to have marched several miles in the cold April rain and fog, half starved to stand in a line and let the English fire cannons at me. The visitors center at Culloden is extremely well done, and I'd recommend it over the book any day."
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