Автор: David Nicolle, G. Turner
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 0-85532-966-2
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The Battle of Crecy was the first major land battle of the Hundred Years War. It pitted the French army, then considered the best in Europe, and their miscellaneous allies against the English under King Edward III and the 'Black Prince', who as yet had no great military reputation; this was the battle where he 'won his spurs'. The Genoese crossbowmen were outshot by the English longbows and the pattern was set for the rest of the day: the French cavalry were committed piecemeal in fruitless charges against strong English positions, losing perhaps 10,000 men in the course of the fighting. After almost a millennium in which cavalry had dominated the field of battle, the infantryman, and particularly the longbowman, now ruled supreme.
Автор: David Nicolle, G.Turner
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 1-84176-516-3
Количество страниц: 98
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
When Edward the Black Prince marched out of Gascony in August 1356, his plan was to carry out a large-scale destructive raid into the territory of the French King, John II. On 18 September, however, he was cornered south of Poitiers by a larger French army, and was left with little option but to fight. The ensuing battle proved an unmitigated disaster for the French. Their army was butchered and the King himself captured. In this volume, Dr David Nicolle details a campaign that enhanced the reputation of the Black Prince and led King John to catastrophe.
Автор: Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 0-7876-5476-0
Количество страниц: 234
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
This resource presents comprehensive coverage of the World War I period. World War I: Almanac contains 12 chapters covering major topics related to the period, including the roots of the war; causes of U.S. involvement; the Espionage Act and Sedition Act; weapons of mass destruction; and more. World War I: Biographies profiles 30 of the major players of the period, including Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, John Pershing, Henri-Philippe Petain and many others. World War I: Primary Sources presents 33 full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, speeches, letters, journals and memoirs, that are related to the period. Other features of the set include maps, photos, a detailed chronology of events, sidebars featuring related information, an index, a glossary of "Words to Know," research and activity ideas, and a list of further reading sources.
Автор: Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast
Издательство: Gale
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 0-7876-5477-9
Количество страниц: 199
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
This resource presents comprehensive coverage of the World War I period. World War I: Almanac contains 12 chapters covering major topics related to the period, including the roots of the war; causes of U.S. involvement; the Espionage Act and Sedition Act; weapons of mass destruction; and more. World War I: Biographies profiles 30 of the major players of the period, including Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, John Pershing, Henri-Philippe Petain and many others. World War I: Primary Sources presents 33 full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, speeches, letters, journals and memoirs, that are related to the period. Other features of the set include maps, photos, a detailed chronology of events, sidebars featuring related information, an index, a glossary of "Words to Know," research and activity ideas, and a list of further reading sources.
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