| Edition |
1st Carroll & Graf ed. |
| Description |
xii, 564 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1066-1485.
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Great Britain. |
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
1066-1485 |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- Great Britain -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500.
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Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453.
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Hundred Years' War (1339-1453) |
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Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.
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| ISBN |
0786718595 |
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9780786718597 |
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