The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain by M.C. Bishop – And their Impact on Military History – is a short but such a good book on the infrastructure during the first centuries of the current era and also on their impact on the conflicts that took place afterwards. For me this was a 5 stars book without any doubt.

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Coffee and Books

I feel this provides a refreshing new look into the meaning, context, and lasting effects of one of the most easily seen but oft overlooked artefacts of Roman Britain.

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Clash of Steel

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Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Extremely well-researched and illustrated.

Keith Rimmer, NZ Crown Mines

The book is richly illustrated throughout with black and white photos, pen and ink maps and line drawings. The maps and line drawings are especially informative and sync well with the text.
The book is a valuable resource for anyone with a serious interest in British history from Roman times through the Middle Ages and beyond.

Ancient Warfare

Bishop provides interesting insights into the peculiar world of Roman road studies in Britain. He demonstrates that our knowledge about the number, location, form and use of Roman roads in Britain is fare more fragmentary than we might like to believe.
A useful volume which pulls together many disparate threads and which provides the basis for a new phase of study.

Antiquity Journal

This lively and though-provoking read instills a new appreciation of the wheels of history.

Current Archaeology

Having always been interested in how the Romans were able to maintain support for Legions throughout their empire this book helps considerably in better understanding the Roman logistic system in Britain, conditioned of course by the road system. The Romans as ever were very good adaptors of existing opportunities so the progression from pre-Roman roads/tracks is the starting point and thereafter we see the business of surveying and construction delivering a network of roads. This is a really interesting read especially as the evidence of the routes of some of these Roman roads are still part of the landscape.

Michael McCarthy. Battlefield Guide

Michael McCarthy