Sea Eagles of Empire: The Classis Britannica and the Battles for Britain (The History Press, 2016) by Simon Elliott, a doctoral student in the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies, has been nominated for the Military History Monthly Book of the Year award.
Military History Monthly is a magazine for anyone fascinated by the history of conflict and brings Britain’s military history to life. The magazine was launched in 2010.
The magazine’s Book of the Year Award, which is awarded in gold, silver and bronze classes, goes to the title that readers feel have made the greatest all-round contribution to the study of military history.
Sea Eagles of Empire is one of 12 military history titles shortlisted for this year’s award and explores the history of the Classis Britannica (the Roman Fleet in Britain, and in fact Britain’s first ever navy), one of ten regional fleets deployed across the Roman Empire that was active from the middle of the 1st through to the 3rd century AD, and highlights the important role it played both in British waters and in military campaigns across Europe.
Voting is now open and will close on 12 June 2017, with the awards being presented at the Newark Military History Conference 2017. The full shortlist and details of how to vote are available at: www.military-history.org/articles/mhm-book-awards-2017.htm
For more details of Simon’s book, please see the publisher’s page here: www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/sea-eagles-of-empire/9780750966023/