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Author:

Reid, Peter.

Title:

Medieval warfare : triumph and domination in the wars of the middle ages / Peter Reid.

Edition:

1st Carroll & Graf ed.

Publisher:

Carroll & Graf Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xii, 564 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485.
Military art and science--Great Britain--History--Medieval, 500-1500.
Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453.
Great Britain--History--Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-549) and index.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Background. The nation -- Preparing for war -- The army at war -- The war at sea, the ships and their crews -- pt. 2. The war in the north. The Bannockburn and Weardale campaigns -- The Battle of Halidon Hill -- The Battle of Neville's Cross and the capture of a king -- pt. 3. The Hundred Years' War. The Crécy campaign -- The Siege of Calais -- The Battle of Poitiers and a king ransomed -- The Rheims campaign and the prince in Spain -- The tyrant and the usurper -- The Agincourt campaign -- The Conquest of Normandy -- The rise of Bedford and Talbot -- The two kings of France -- The loss of Normandy and Aquitaine -- pt. 4. The Wars of the Roses. Favouritism and patronage -- The Battle of Towton -- Edward flees and returns -- The Battle of Bosworth Field -- Postscript -- Appendix: Short biographies of prominent names.

ISBN:

9780786718597
0786718595

LCCN:

2007297197

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)