Author(s): Andrew Ayton (Author), Sir Philip Preston (bart) (Author)
Publisher: Boydell Press
Publication Date: 1 Feb. 2002
Language: English
Print length: 408 pages
ISBN-10: 9781843831150
ISBN-13: 1843831155
Book Description
With additional contributions from Françoise Autrand, Christophe Piel, Michael Prestwich, and Bertrand Schnerb. The battle of Crécy is of huge significance for both the course of the Hundred Years War and the continent ofEurope as a whole. It witnessed the defeat of the greatest power in Christendom – a major French army with the king at its head – by an expeditionary force raised by a kingdom which was not yet renowned for its military prowess. Yet it is Agincourt which has engaged the popular imagination, and Crécy has been neglected. This book to fills this gap in knowledge. It outlines the events of the campaign in Normandy and Ponthieu of which Crécy was the culmination, and offers new analyses and interpretations of all aspects of the battle, from the composition of the armies to the place of the battlefield. It will therefore be of major interest for any student of medieval or military history.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A useful addition to the literature and worth reading by anyone with any interest in its topic. — JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY (US), October 2005
A very fine, scholarly study and eminently readable book which deserves great authority as a study of Crécy. —
HISTORY, AUGUST 2005
From the Publisher
From CASEMATE, no. 75, Jan 2006 (journal of the Fortress Study Group): This must surely be the definitive study of Crécy for many years to come; but it is much more than that. It is the narrative of a fourteenth century army at war. Impressive in its scholarship, immaculately presented, it is an essential item in a medievalists library.
From the Inside Flap
“This is a unique, invaluable collection of the thoughts, conclusions and surmises of some of the best minds that concern themselves with the Hundred Years War; in this case, one of its most famous and fatal battles, which like Agincourt poses fascinating problems of every kind.” – ROBERT HARDY, CBE, FSA, actor and historian.
About the Author
Sir Philip Preston is an independent scholar, and founding secretary of the Battle of Crécy Trust, which is dedicated to research into the battle and all matters relating to it. He is a partner in an architectural practice, and lives in Crécy-en-Ponthieu, where he is vice president of the local archaeological society.
Michael Prestwich is Professor of History at the University of Durham.
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