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War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy Under Edward III, 1327-1360 - Couverture souple

Rogers, Clifford J.

 
9781843839293: War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy Under Edward III, 1327-1360

Synopsis

Contemporaries considered Edward III of England "the wisest and shrewdest warrior in the world" by 1360 the English, at the beginning of his reign considered "inferior to the wretched Scots", had become the foremost martial nation of Europe, winning famous victories against the odds at Dupplin Moor, Halidon Hill, Crécy and Poitiers. Cilfford Rogers offers a thoroughly reassessment of the military and political strategies which Edward III and the Black Prince employed to achieve this astounding result.

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À propos de l'auteur

CLIFFORD J. ROGERS is a Professor of History at the United States Military Academy and founding director of the West Point Digital History Centre. His many books and articles on medieval warfare have been recognized with awards from the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize to the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award and Moncado Prize, as well as two Verbruggen Prizes and the Bachrach Medal from De Re Militari. His recent work has focused on early gunpowder and gunpowder artillery.

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