War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy Under Edward Iii, 1327-1360
Language: English
Published by The Boydell Press, Suffolk, England, 2000
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Published by The Boydell Press of Suffolk, England in 2000. Hardcover. 1st edition. Book condition: Near Fine. Red boards with gilt titles to spine. Inside pages are in good order. Dust Jacket condition: Near Fine. See photograph. Dims: 240mm x 160mm x 35mm. 480 pages. A close study of the military and political strategies of Edward III and the Black Prince, whose great victories had by 1360 made England the foremost martial nation of Europe. Contemporaries considered Edward III of England "the wisest and shrewdest warrior in the world", but he has not fared so well in the estimation of modern historians, many of whom have argued that he was a fine tactician but a poor strategist. This is despite the fact that by 1360 the English had become the foremost martial nation of Europe; that famous victories had been won at Dupplin Moor, Halidon Hill, Crécy, and Poitiers; and David II of Scotland and Jean II of France were Edward's prisoners, and the French, with the Treaty of Brétigny, had agreed to surrender a third of their kingdom to his sovereign rule in exchange for peace. In War Cruel and Sharp, Professor Rogers offers a powerfully argued and thoroughly researched reassessment of the military and political strategies which Edward III and the Black Prince employed to achieve this astounding result. Using a narrative framework, he makes the case that the Plantagenets' ultimate success came from adapting the strategy which Robert Bruce had used to force the 'Shameful Peace' on England in 1328. Unlike previous historians, he argues that the quest for decisive battle underlay Edward's strategy in every campaign he undertook, though the English also utilized sieges and ferocious devastation of the countryside to advance their war efforts.…
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- Title
- War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy Under Edward Iii, 1327-1360
- Author
- Rogers, Clifford J.
- Publisher
- The Boydell Press, Suffolk, England
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0851158048
- ISBN 13
- 9780851158044
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.9 kilograms
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