Crécy 1346

Triumph of the longbow

AvDavid Nicolle

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

Del 71 i serien Campaign

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Beskrivning

An illustrated, detailed account of the Battle of Crécy, the first major land battle of the Hundred Years War.It pitted the French army, then considered the best in Europe, and their miscellaneous allies against the English under King Edward III and the 'Black Prince', who as yet had no great military reputation; this was the battle where he 'won his spurs'. The Genoese crossbowmen were outshot by the English longbows and the pattern was set for the rest of the day: the French cavalry were committed piecemeal in fruitless charges against strong English positions, losing perhaps 10,000 men in the course of the fighting.This books demonstrated how, after almost a millennium in which cavalry had dominated the field of battle, the infantryman, and particularly the longbowman, now ruled supreme.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-06-25
Mått:180 x 246 x 10 mm
Vikt:349 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Campaign
Antal sidor:96
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Graham Turner
ISBN:9781855329669

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Markkrigföring inom Samhälle och politik
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Medeltiden inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

David Nicolle was born in 1944, the son of the illustrator Pat Nicolle. He worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before going 'back to school', gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He later taught world and Islamic art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. He has written many books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, and has been a prolific author of Osprey titles for many years. David lives and works in Leicestershire, UK.Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specialising in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionOpposing CommandersOpposing ArmiesOpposing PlansNormandyThe Trap ClosesCrossbow versus LongbowThe Arrow StormAftermathThe Battlefield TodayChronologyGuide to Further Reading