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Marilyn Livingstone - The Road to Crecy: The English Invasion of France, 1346 - 9780582784208 - V9780582784208
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The Road to Crecy: The English Invasion of France, 1346

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Description for The Road to Crecy: The English Invasion of France, 1346 Hardcover. 'The Road to Crecy' is a graphically detailed account of one of the great battles of the Hundred Years War, when England broke France's stronghold on Europe. More dramatic, decisive and bloody than Agincourt, it heralded a new era in warfare. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 734.

The Road to Crécy tells the story of the English expedition to France in 1346 which climaxed with the battle of Crécy. On 26 August 1346 on a low ridge outside the village of Crécy-en-Ponthieu in northwestern France, an English army of perhaps 12,000 men under the command of King Edward III faced a combined French and German force five times their number under Edward's rival King Philip VI. The result, on the part of the French at least, was seen as a foregone conclusion. The English army, largely composed of foot soldiers and tired after days of marching and ... Read more

A few hours later, all was over. Thousands of French knights and auxiliary troops lay dead or dying on the slopes of the ridge, shot down as they advanced by English and Welsh archers. King Philip, wounded twice by enemy arrows, had fled the field. The events of those few hours had changed the course of the Hundred Years War, the balance of military power in Western Europe, and the nature of warfare itself.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582784208
SKU
V9780582784208
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Marilyn Livingstone
Morgen Witzel has written ten books and more than 400 articles on history, economcis, business and management; he is Honorary Senior Fellow at the School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter. Marilyn Livingstone is a medieval historian.  She has taught and lectured on historical subjects in Canada and Britain.  She is currently researching a book on Henry Bate-Dudley, ... Read more

Reviews for The Road to Crecy: The English Invasion of France, 1346
'An excellent read...For the general reader this book has great drama...For the Historian there is careful research and diligent reconstruction well presented. For the soldiers there are issues of leadership, engineering and logistics to contemplate. Something for everyone.' The British Army Review

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