Agincourt : myth and reality, 1415-2015
Cooper, Stephen, 1948-2014
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The overwhelming victory of Henry V's English army at Agincourt in October 1415 has passed into myth as one of the defining events of the Hundred Years War against France, as a feat of arms outshining the previous famous English victories at Crecy and Poitiers, and as a milestone in English medieval history. This epic story of how an exhausted, outnumbered army, commanded by an inspirational leader, crushed a huge French force on French soil has given rise to legends and misconceptions that make it difficult for us to reach a clear understanding of what really happened on the battlefield 600 years ago. But that is what Stephen Cooper attempts in this thoroughgoing, perceptive and fascinating reconstruction and reassessment of the battle and its history.
Main title:
Agincourt : myth and reality, 1415-2015 / Stephen Cooper.
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Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Praetorian Press, 2014.Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Praetorian Press, 2014.
Collation:
x, 199 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848844629 (hbk)
Dewey class:
944.025
Language:
English
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BRN:
1173017