The Hundred Years War, Volume 2: Trial by Fire
- ISBN-10
- 0812218019
- ISBN-13
- 9780812218015
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 696
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-09-28
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Author
- Jonathan Sumption
Description
Covers the period from the Truce of Calais, in 1347, to the 1367 victory at Najera, and its aftermath.
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