Longbowman Vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years' War 1337-60 by Campbell, David

Longbowman Vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years' War 1337-60 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781472817617)

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Longbowman Vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years' War 1337-60 by Campbell, David

Longbowman Vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years' War 1337-60

$23.00
Longbowman Vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years' War 1337-60 by Campbell, David

Longbowman Vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years' War 1337-60

$23.00
Format: Paperback
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For centuries, the crossbow had dominated 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 labor of years, requiring far greater skill to use than the crossbow, but it was much more flexible and formidable, striking fear into French men-at-arms and cavalry.

This study examines three battles: Sluys (1340), Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356), and shows how the use of the longbow allowed England's armies to inflict crushing defeats on numerically superior forces. The longbow changed the shape of war, becoming the defining weapon of the age and wreaking havoc upon the French armies that would face it. Featuring full-color artwork, this is the engrossing story of the first clashes between the English longbowmen and the crossbowmen of the French king on the bloody battlefields of the Hundred Years' War.

Author: David Campbell
ISBN-10: 1472817613
ISBN-13: 9781472817617
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2017
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.30d
By David Campbell
By David Campbell
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David Campbell has worked as a freelance new media producer and content specialist for many years, including roles at IBM, the BBC, various internet consultancies and the civil service. He has a broad range of interests in literature and history, including the Middle Ages, the Napoleonic era, naval warfare, and the genesis of the 'military revolution'.

Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

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