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The Crecy War: A Military History of the Hundred Years War from 1337 to the Peace of Bretigny in 1360
Alfred H. Burne
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Paperback. Exceptionally well-received study of this fascinating campaign. Num Pages: 266 pages, Explanatory maps included. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 592.
Crecy, the Black Prince's 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 ... Read more
Crecy, the Black Prince's 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
591g
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848328860
SKU
V9781848328860
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About Alfred H. Burne
Alfred Higgins Burne was born in 1886. He was educated at Windsor School and the RMA Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1906 and won the D.S.O. In the First World War. He was involved in Cadet Training during the Second World War. He wrote nine important books on military history. Alfred Burne died in 1959.
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