Crécy 1346: Triumph of the longbow - Couverture souple

Nicolle, Dr David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1855329662 ISBN 13 : 9781855329669

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Crecy, 1346 The Battle of Crecy was the first major battle of the Hundred Years War. The English army triumphed despite being outnumbered and it established the reputation of the longbow as a fearsome weapon. This volume details the events of the campaign with notes on the battlefield as it is today. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Battle of Crecy was the first major land battle of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). 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. After almost a millennium in which cavalry had dominated the field of battle, the infantryman, and particularly the longbowman, now ruled supreme.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1855329662
• ISBN 13: 9781855329669
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Illustrateur: Turner Graham