The Crecy War: A Military History of the Hundred Years War from 1337 to the Peace of Bretigny in 1360
- ISBN-10
- 1848328877
- ISBN-13
- 9781848328877
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-10-14
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Author
- Alfred H. Burne
Description
Crecy, the Black Princes most famous victory, was the first of two major victories during the first part of the Hundred Years War. This was followed ten years later by his second great success at the Battle of Poitiers. The subsequent Treaty of Bretigny established the rights of the King of England to hold his domains in France without paying homage to the King of France.In this hugely-acclaimed military history Colonel Burne re-establishes the reputation of Edward III as a grand master of strategy, whose personal hand lay behind the success of Crecy. He convincingly demonstrates that much of the credit for Crecy and Poitiers should be given to Edward and less to his son, the Black Prince, than is traditionally the case.With his vigorous and exciting style, Colonel Burne has chronicled for the general reader as well as for the military enthusiast, one of the most exceptional wars in which England has ever been engaged. This book firmly restores the Crecy campaign to its rightful place near the pinnacle of British military history.A most important book a work of original research, written by a master of his subject A model of how history should be written, packed with accurate information and common sense.Sir Arthur Bryant in The Sunday Times
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Other editions
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- 1955
- 366 pages
- Paperback
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
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- 1955
- 366 pages
- Paperback
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
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