| The Armies of Crécy and Poitiers Contributor(s): Rothero, Christopher (Author), Rothero, Christopher (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0850453933 ISBN-13: 9780850453935 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1981 Annotation: A combination of dynastic disputes, feudal quibbles, trade disagreements and historical antagonism resulted in the opening of the Hundred Years War in 1337. The first major English land victory in this conflict was the Battle of Cre cy. This pitted the French army, then considered the best in Europe, against the English under King Edward III. The battle established the longbow as one of the most feared weapons of the medieval period, a reputation reinforced at the bloody battle of Poitiers where much of the French nobility was slaughtered and their king captured by the English host. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Medieval |
| Dewey: 355.140 |
| LCCN: 82140751 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 7.24" W x 9.8" (0.40 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A combination of dynastic disputes, feudal quibbles, trade disagreements and historical antagonism resulted in the opening of the Hundred Years War in 1337. The first major English land victory in this conflict was the Battle of Cr cy (1346). This pitted the French army, then considered the best in Europe, against the English under King Edward III. The battle established the longbow as one of the most feared weapons of the medieval period, a reputation reinforced at the bloody Battle of Poitiers (1356) where much of the French nobility was slaughtered and their king captured by the English host. |