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Agincourt 1415 (Trade Edition)

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - Middle Ages (500 to 1500 A.D.)


Product Info

Title
Agincourt 1415 (Trade Edition)
Publisher
Category
Author
Matthew Bennett
Publish Year
1999
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.5x.5"
NKG Part #
2148167726
Type
Softcover

Description

Osprey's Campaign title for one of the most important campaigns of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). Agincourt is one of the most evocative names in English military history. Henry V's forces were tired, hungry, and faced a French army three to six times more numerous. However, they possessed several advantages, and English success resulted from the combination of heavily armored men-at-arms with troops armed with the infamous longbow - the havoc this weapon wreaked was crucial. Using original fifteenth century evidence, including the surviving French battle plan and the accounts of men present in both armies, this title discusses the lead-up to the battle, the tactical dispositions of the two forces and the reasons for the ultimate English success.