War Cruel and Sharp :English Strategy under Edward III, 1327-1360 - Warfare in History
War Cruel and Sharp :English Strategy under Edward III, 1327-1360 - Warfare in History
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21 August, 2014
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781843839293 |
| ISBN10 | 1843839296 |
| Number Of Pages | 480 |
| Item Weight | 712 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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This sort of book, attempting to overthrow an historical orthodoxy, is rarely this good, or this well researched....This is a major contribution to our understand of this phase of the Hundred Years War. * WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG *
This impressive work makes a major contribution to our understanding of late medieval warfare... Rogers is particularly good on the particularities of conflict and campaign. * JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY *
Among the great medieval military leaders, Edward III may be the least studied. That is, until this excellent book... * CHOICE *
A complete and convincing reassessment of Edward's strategic planning and execution... All subsequent historians of the Hundred Years' War will have to take account of (and in my opinion accept) Rogers' conclusions, and medieval military historians generally will have to explain the modification Rogers' study forces upon the standard battle-avoiding model of medieval strategy. This is, in short, a very important book. * ALBION *
Exhilarating...persuasive...an impressive and compulsively readable book, illuminated by vivid citations from the sources and enlivened by a combative style. -- J. J. N. Palmer * HISTORY *
A worthy and distinguished contribution to scholarship on the early stages of the Hundred Years War. * FRENCH HISTORY *
Has surely extended the scholarship in this area... essential reading as a core text on any reading list for a course on the Hundred Years War. * TMR *
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Author's Bio
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.