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Longbowman vs Crossbowman - Hundred Years' War 1337-60 (Paperback)
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Longbowman vs Crossbowman - Hundred Years' War 1337-60 (Paperback)
Series: Combat
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Loot Price R455
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For centuries, the crossbow had played a key role on 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 labour of years,
requiring far greater skill to use than the crossbow, but it was
much more flexible and formidable, striking fear into the French
and their allies. This study examines three battles - Sluys (1340),
Crecy (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-colour 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.
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