Hundred Years' War 1337-1453

Name: Hundred Years' War 1337-1453
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ISBN: 9781841762692

ISBN-10: 1841762695

ISBN-13: 9781841762692

Edition: 2002

Authors: Anne Curry

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Anne Curry shows how the Hundred Years' War reveals much about the changing nature of warfare: the rise of infantry, the demise of the knight, the increasing impact of gunpowder, and the effects on ordinary people during the time of the war.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 11/13/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 6.37" wide x 9.51" long x 0.22" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Stephen Cooper is the editor of John Fante's "The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1959". He is Professor of English & Film at California State University at Long Beach. He lives in Los Angeles, with his wife & their two children.



Introduction


Chronology


Background to war: England and France at peace and war: 1259-1328


Warring sides: The English and French monarchies on the eve of the Hundred Years' War


Outbreak: Mounting tensions: 1336-37


The fighting: The Hundred Years' War: a narrative


Portrait of a soldier: Bertrand du Guesclin; Companions in arms: Andrew Trollope and Osbern Mundeford


The world around war: War cruel and sharp


Portrait of a civilian: Christine de Pizan


How the war ended: The loss of Normandy and Gascony


Conclusion and consequences: A defining moment in history?


Further reading


Index