Contemporaries considered Edward III of England "the wisest and shrewdest warrior in the world": by 1360 the English, at the beginning of his reign considered "inferior to the wretched Scots", had become the foremost martial nation of Europe, winning famous victories against the odds at Dupplin Moor, Halidon Hill, Crécy and Poitiers. Cilfford Rogers offers a thoroughly reassessment of the military and political strategies which Edward III and the Black Prince employed to achieve this astounding result.
Contemporaries considered Edward III of England "the wisest and shrewdest warrior in the world": by 1360 the English, at the beginning of his reign considered "inferior to the wretched Scots", had become the foremost martial nation of Europe, winning famous victories against the odds at Dupplin Moor, Halidon Hill, Crécy and Poitiers. Cilfford Rogers offers a thoroughly reassessment of the military and political strategies which Edward III and the Black Prince employed to achieve this astounding result.
CLIFFORD J. ROGERS is a Professor of History at the United States Military Academy and founding director of the West Point Digital History Centre. His many books and articles on medieval warfare have been recognized with awards from the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize to the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award and Moncado Prize, as well as two Verbruggen Prizes and the Bachrach Medal from De Re Militari. His recent work has focused on early gunpowder and gunpowder artillery.
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Introduction "He Might Come and Amend It": The Weardale Campaign of 1327, Edward III's Military Apprenticeship "Oneliche to Conquer [T]ham in Bataile": The Dupplin Moor Campaign, 1332 "To Kindel Yow Care, and Crak Yowre Crowne": The Siege of Berwick and Battle of Halidon Hill, 1333 "Apon Thayme Tyte, for Thai Ar Welle Nere Dyscumffyte": From Scotland to France, 1334-1347 "Great Expenses and Little Success in War": Strategy and Edward III's Diplomacy in the Low Countries, 1337-1338 "To Shac him by the Berd": The Cambrai-Thiérach Campaign, 1339 "With Sorrow on Ilka Syde": Flanders and the Two Kings of France, 1340 "To Bring Our Rightful Challenge to a Quick Conclusion": The Siege of Tournai, 1340 The Invasion of 1346: Strategic Options and Historiography "To Make an End to the War by Battle": The Crécy Chevauchée, 1346 "In Pursuit of His Quarrel": The Siege of Calais and the Year of Miracles in Retrospect "Giving the Frenchmen Sharper Provocation to Fight": The Twin Chevauchées of 1335 "To Make Chevauchées and Harm His Enemies": Three Campaigns of Early 1356 "Eager for Battle Because of the Peace Which Usually Comes with it": The Poitiers Campaign, 1356 "Courting Combat to Maintain the Right of Their Lord, But Not Finding Any Takers": The Reims Campaign and Peace, 1359-1360 Appendix 1: The Strength of the Army at La Hougue, 1346 Bibliography Index
Introduction "He Might Come and Amend It": The Weardale Campaign of 1327, Edward III's Military Apprenticeship "Oneliche to Conquer [T]ham in Bataile": The Dupplin Moor Campaign, 1332 "To Kindel Yow Care, and Crak Yowre Crowne": The Siege of Berwick and Battle of Halidon Hill, 1333 "Apon Thayme Tyte, for Thai Ar Welle Nere Dyscumffyte": From Scotland to France, 1334-1347 "Great Expenses and Little Success in War": Strategy and Edward III's Diplomacy in the Low Countries, 1337-1338 "To Shac him by the Berd": The Cambrai-Thiérach Campaign, 1339 "With Sorrow on Ilka Syde": Flanders and the Two Kings of France, 1340 "To Bring Our Rightful Challenge to a Quick Conclusion": The Siege of Tournai, 1340 The Invasion of 1346: Strategic Options and Historiography "To Make an End to the War by Battle": The Crécy Chevauchée, 1346 "In Pursuit of His Quarrel": The Siege of Calais and the Year of Miracles in Retrospect "Giving the Frenchmen Sharper Provocation to Fight": The Twin Chevauchées of 1335 "To Make Chevauchées and Harm His Enemies": Three Campaigns of Early 1356 "Eager for Battle Because of the Peace Which Usually Comes with it": The Poitiers Campaign, 1356 "Courting Combat to Maintain the Right of Their Lord, But Not Finding Any Takers": The Reims Campaign and Peace, 1359-1360 Appendix 1: The Strength of the Army at La Hougue, 1346 Bibliography Index
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