Product Description

The Hundred Years War embraced warfare in all aspects, from the grand set pieces of Crecy and Agincourt to the pillaged lands of the dispossessed population. What makes this book different from previous studies emphasising the great battles is its use of less familiar evidence, such as administrative records and landscape archaeology, to gain a truer picture of the realities of medieval warfare. From a general review of battle tactics, the book turns to examine (at points enlisting computer analysis) a number of issues: the composition of the English army, the management of affairs in Aquitaine, the response in England at large to the war and the consequent propaganda and hardship, and the impact of warfare on local communities. Close study of surviving artefacts - weapons, fortifications - also allows realistic assessments of military and naval experiences.Contributors: ANDREW AYTON, MATTHEW BENNETT, ANNE CURRY, IAN FRIEL, ROBERT HARDY, MICHAEL HUGHES, MICHAEL JONES, BRIAN KEMP, JOHN KENYON, MARK ORMROD, ROBERT SMITH, MALCOLM VALE.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #666994 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

Review
Reflects much of the best of recent work...careful, original and wide-ranging study of many different aspects of late medieval military history. HISTORY

Customer Reviews

Fantastic and unavoidable in the study of later Medieval warfare
Anne Curry's book on Medieval warfare in the 14th and 15th century provides a detailed overview on many aspects of medieval warfare. The French and English armies during the hundred years war were frequently in conflict and as such consistantly on the brink of medieval military technology. The comparison of the English longbowmen to the later riflemen of the Napoleonic wars is very convincing and although i dont agree with everything she puts forward her book is must read for anybody studying on or around the subject.

A must buy!