Description: Siege Warfare During the Hundred Years War : Once More Unto the Breach, Paperback by Hoskins, Peter, ISBN 1399074768, ISBN-13 9781399074766, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Histories of the Hundred Years War have been written, and accounts of the famous battles, but until now no book has concentrated on the sieges that played a decisive role in the protracted struggle between England and France. Edward III’s capture of Calais in 1347 was of crucial importance for the English, and the failure of the English siege of Orléans in 1429 was a turning point for the French after the disaster of Agincourt. Throughout the war, sieges were a major weapon in the strategic armories of both sides, and Peter Hoskins’s perceptive and graphic study is a fascinating analysis of describes the difficulties faced by besieger and besieged, examines the logistics and resource implications of sieges, and provides a comparative assessment of siege warfare alongside set-piece battles and the English strategy of chevauchées. Key sieges are reconstructed in vivid detail, other sieges are summarized, and th is fully illustrated with photographs and plans.
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Book Title: Siege Warfare During the Hundred Years War : Once more Unto the Breach
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books The Limited
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Ancient / General, Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), Military / General, Europe / Medieval
Genre: History
Author: Peter Hoskins
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
