Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses

Indisputably the most effective general of the Wars of the Roses in fifteenth-century England, King Edward IV died in his bed, undefeated in battle. Yet he has never been accorded the martial reputation of other English warrior kings such as Henry V. It has been suggested that perhaps he lacked the personal discipline expected of a truly great army commander. But, as the author shows in this perceptive and highly readable new study, Edward was a formidable military leader whose strengths and subtleties have never been fully recognized-perhaps because he fought most of his battles against his own people in a civil war. This reassessment of Edward's military skill-and of the Wars of the Roses in which he played such a vital part-provides fascinating insight into Edward the man as well as the politician and battlefield commander.