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French Armies of the Hundred Years War

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

MSRP old price: $20.00


Product Info

Title
French Armies of the Hundred Years War
Publisher
Category
Author
David Nicolle
Publish Year
2000
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397072
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA337
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA337

Description

The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were a time of great upheaval for medieval France. In 1328 the Capetian line came to an end. This was the trigger for the Hundred Years War as successive English kings attempted to uphold their claim to the French throne. Catastrophic defeats at Crécy and Poitiers shook the French kingdom to its core. A period of respite followed under Bertrand du Guesclin, but an even more devastating assault was to follow, under the warrior-king par excellence Henry V, and the French disintegration continued until 1429. This book details how the French began a recovery, partly triggered by the young visionary Joan of Arc, that would end with them as the major European military power.