The Battle of Crécy, 1346
By: Andrew Ayton and Philip Preston ; with additional contributions from Françoise Autrand, Christophe Piel, Michael Prestwich, Bertrand Schnerb.
Contributors: Preston, Philip, 1946-; Autrand, Françoise.; Piel, Christophe.; Prestwich, Michael.; Schnerb, Bertrand.
Series: Warfare in history
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Crécy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Campaigns -- France; France -- History, Military -- 1328-1589; Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1066-1485
Description: "First large-scale study of Crécy and its context, bringing out its full significance in English and French history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The battle of Crécy : context and significance / Andrew Ayton; title: The Crécy campaign / Andrew Ayton; title: The traditional battlefield of Crécy / Philip Preston; title: The battle of Crécy / Michael Prestwich; title: The English army at Crécy / Andrew Ayton; title: The nobility of Normandy and the English campaign of 1346 / Christophe Piel; title: Vassals, allies and mercenaries : the French army before and after 1346 / Bertrand Schnerb; title: The battle of Crécy : a hard blow for the monarchy of France / Françoise Autrand; title: Crécy and the chroniclers / Andrew Ayton; title: Topography and archery : further reflections on the Battle of Crécy / Andrew Ayton and Philip Preston.