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The Hundred Years' War: A Military History brings together for the first time in one volume A H Burne's masterly books The Crecy War and The Agincourt War. It describes the tumultuous and colourful 116-year period from 1337 to 1453, during which the English won so many battles against the odds, but lost the war. The reader will find in the book many of the famous names made familiar by Shakespeare's Histories, Harry the King, Warwick and Salisbury, Bedford, Exeter, Chandos and the peerless Talbot, a mighty breed that should 'in our flowing cups be remembered'. On the French side there are equally famous warriors such as Bertrand du Guesclin, La Hire and, above all, Joan of Arc.
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The Hundred Years War between England and France began in 1337 with Edward III's claim to the throne of France. The tumultuous years that followed witnessed some of the greatest battles in history: Crecy, Poitiers, Agincourt. Although the English leaders - Edward III, the Black Prince and Henry V - fought valiantly, often achieving amazing victories against the odds, it was the French who won the war. Here, together for the first time, are A.H. Burne's books on this colourful period, "The Crecy War" and "The Agincourt War". Acclaimed as "one of the best military historians", Burne draws on original sources plus what he calls "I.M.P", the "inherent military probability" of an action, in his analysis of strategy. Alongside the vivid description of individual campaigns, he introduces some of England's most celebrated historical figures, including Harry the King, Warwick, Salisbury, Chandos and the peerless Talbot, as well as famous French warriors, such as Bertrand de Guesclin, La Hire and Joan of Arc.
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Alfred H Burne was described by Sir Arthur Bryant as 'one of the most distinguished living authorities on the history of land warfare and one of its finest teachers'. Burne also wrote THE BATTLEFIELDS OF ENGLAND which is published in Penguin ClassicMilitary History. The accomplished actor and author of THE LONGBOW, Robert Hardy, provides the Introduction to this edition.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0141391154
- ISBN 13 9780141391151
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages736
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