Longbowman vs crossbowman : Hundred Years' War 1337-60
Campbell, David2017
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For centuries, the crossbow had played a key role on the battlefields of continental Europe, with mercenaries from Genoa and Brabant in particular filling the ranks of the French army, yet on the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War they came up against a more powerful foe. To master the English longbow was a labour of years, requiring far greater skill to use than the crossbow, but it was much more flexible and formidable, striking fear into the French and their allies. This study examines three battles - Sluys (1340), Crecy (1346) and Poitiers (1356) - and shows how the use of the longbow allowed England's armies to inflict crushing defeats on numerically superior forces.
Main title:
Longbowman vs crossbowman : Hundred Years' War 1337-60 / David Campbell ; illustrated by Peter Dennis.
Author:
Campbell, David, authorDennis, Peter, 1950-, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2017.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Combat ; 24.
ISBN:
9781472817617 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
944.02542
Language:
English
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BRN:
1857960
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