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Crécy
'A pacy, insightful account of the battle... Corrigan puts Crécy in its wider context, yet also focuses in on the blood and brutality of the fighting.' Richard Foreman, author of Band of Brothers.
The 14th century.
One of our great soldier kings, Edward III, was determined to assert his claim to the throne of France.
A small English force, led by the monarch, invaded France.
England’s army was made up of professional soldiers, armed with a devastating weapon – the longbow. The French force was a feudal one with numerous commanders all vying for their king’s attention.
After a series of forced marches through Northern France, the two kings faced each other at Crécy on 26 August 1346.
The result, against all the odds, was a resounding victory for the English when the arrow storm cut down the repeated charges of the French mounted knights and slaughtered their nobility.
Acclaimed military historian, Gordon Corrigan, paints an insightful and visceral picture of an age and its fighting men. Crécy was a seminal battle, which changed the course of an ongoing war, and how Edward III and the English were seen in Europe.
Major Gordon Corrigan is a retired Gurkha officer, a member of the British Commission for Military History and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Fluent in the Nepali language, he is now a freelance military historian and battlefield lecturer. He is a well-known figure on the History channel. He is also the author of Sepoys in the Trenches, 1915 and A Military Life.
Praise for Gordon
'An insightful book, which captures the drama and significance of the battle... Corrigan's prose is gripping, whilst his judgement is measured.' Oliver Webb-Carter, Editor of Aspects of History.
‘Political, fluent, well-researched and extremely argumentative.’ Andrew Roberts.
'Meticulously researched and well-written.' Pennant.
Sepoys in the
'In this scholarly and eminently readable book, Major Gordon Corrigan . .. has, at a stroke, filled a significant gap in the historiogaphy of the the First World War.' Professor Peter Simkins.
The Second World A Military
‘… will serve as an invaluable source of reference, but more to the point this book should be savoured for its trenchant opinions and its forceful and uncluttered prose.’ The Daily Express.
The 14th century.
One of our great soldier kings, Edward III, was determined to assert his claim to the throne of France.
A small English force, led by the monarch, invaded France.
England’s army was made up of professional soldiers, armed with a devastating weapon – the longbow. The French force was a feudal one with numerous commanders all vying for their king’s attention.
After a series of forced marches through Northern France, the two kings faced each other at Crécy on 26 August 1346.
The result, against all the odds, was a resounding victory for the English when the arrow storm cut down the repeated charges of the French mounted knights and slaughtered their nobility.
Acclaimed military historian, Gordon Corrigan, paints an insightful and visceral picture of an age and its fighting men. Crécy was a seminal battle, which changed the course of an ongoing war, and how Edward III and the English were seen in Europe.
Major Gordon Corrigan is a retired Gurkha officer, a member of the British Commission for Military History and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Fluent in the Nepali language, he is now a freelance military historian and battlefield lecturer. He is a well-known figure on the History channel. He is also the author of Sepoys in the Trenches, 1915 and A Military Life.
Praise for Gordon
'An insightful book, which captures the drama and significance of the battle... Corrigan's prose is gripping, whilst his judgement is measured.' Oliver Webb-Carter, Editor of Aspects of History.
‘Political, fluent, well-researched and extremely argumentative.’ Andrew Roberts.
'Meticulously researched and well-written.' Pennant.
Sepoys in the
'In this scholarly and eminently readable book, Major Gordon Corrigan . .. has, at a stroke, filled a significant gap in the historiogaphy of the the First World War.' Professor Peter Simkins.
The Second World A Military
‘… will serve as an invaluable source of reference, but more to the point this book should be savoured for its trenchant opinions and its forceful and uncluttered prose.’ The Daily Express.
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Published March 22, 2023
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