Fall of English France 1449-53

Name: Fall of English France 1449-53
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ISBN: 9781849086165

ISBN-10: 1849086168

ISBN-13: 9781849086165

Edition: 2012

Authors: David Nicolle, Graham Turner

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For the overwhelming majority of people outside the French-speaking world the Hundred Years War consisted of a sequence of major English victories, above all Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt. The only significant victor or 'hero' on the French side was Joan of Arc, and she ended up being burned at the stake. Yet somehow the war ended in a French victory and with England's martial energies being turned against itself in the Wars of the Roses. This book is intended to provide some balance. It will describe the campaign that brought the Hundred Years War to a close, with English possessions being confined to Calais and the Channel Islands. It will also explain how the somewhat unprepossessing and…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 2/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Origins of the Campaign


Chronology


Opposing Forces


The reformed French army of Charles VII


English armies in the mid-15th century Morale and the rise of nationalism


Opposing Commanders


French commanders


English commanders


The Fall of Normandy


The English invasion


From the Grand-Vey to Formigny


The battle of Formigny


The final collapse in Normandy


The Fall of Gascony


The battle of Castillon


The end of English Gascony


Aftermath


The impact on France


The impact on England


Postscript in Calais


The Battlefields Today


Further Reading


Index