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Ancient Celts

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The color plates are exquisite, they get 5 stars. The text is one more sad attempt to rewrite history. The author stretches the bounds of reality to the laughable extreme. Ex: claiming that the Galatians and the Scots under Wellington were in any way related or came from the same gene pool is nonsense. As is the unsubstantiated claim that this half mythic race has the longest military tradition in history. If he meant that they have lost more battles & wars than any other people, ancient to modern he may have a point? The one interesting thing mentioned was the Roman finds in eastern Ireland.

The Celts were never a singular people or culture, the term itself is a linguistic one. The recent debunking of the long held belief about Q and P Celtic languages is proof that the very title should be in question. Edward Lhuyd ceated the term Celtic Languages in 1707AD. Read page 11 of John Collis' book "Celts: Origins, Myths, & Reinventions."

The Greeks and Romans owe the Celts little, and both at different times pulverized their not so mighty Warriors into SUBMISSION! Caeser did not surrender, Vercingetorix did! I was hoping for history, I got fiction and fairy tale revisionism. Don't waste your $.

When will Newark learn that gorgeous Mcbride illustrations do not mean he can write utter rubbish... So many errors it's actualy funny at times. At other times it's just sad to see nice art get wasted on a terrible book.

Reviewer Truthful History said it all. This is very light and bad revisionism. Unworthy of a single star, the pictures get 4 stars, the text negative 4.

The third in the series of Concord Publications dealing with ancient warrors. As in the other two books : "Imperial Rome at War" and "Barbarians" it covers the history of the Celts right from the ancient Latene period up to Viking times, superb illustrations by McBride as always and an entertaining text by Newark who doesn't shirk from responsibilities. Still not as good as the really good Roman one but nonetheless illuminating on some points not covered by your average history text and the amazing action pictures rather than just simple illustrations without any context.

In spite of the fact that, this book have short size, it will be interesting for all who like it. The book dedication for ancient military Celts history, which begin from Hallstat and La Tene (~ 600 BC) to 15 century AD. Brilliantly artwork of Angus McBride describe whith thorough knowledge by Tim Newark. This totality authors work allow visual imagine concrete time of Celts history. Magnificent demonstration Celts arm, armour, clothes and ethnic type will help in artwork and history miniature for all professional and the fancy. Other readership will get pleasure when had read this book.