Description
| Product ID: | 9781855321328 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Campaign |
| Title: | Agincourt 1415 |
| Subtitle: | Triumph against the odds |
| Authors: | Author: Matthew Bennett |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, War and defence operations, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, War & defence operations, England, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
| Description: | The "Campaign" titles provide concise accounts of the great conflicts of history, assessing each commander's strategy, and recounting the progress of the fighting using 3-D battle maps to illustrate the critical stages. This covers the victory of Henry V's heavily-outnumbered army at Agincourt. Osprey''s Campaign title for one of the most important campaigns of the Hundred Years'' War (1337-1453). Agincourt is one of the most evocative names in English military history. Henry V''s forces were tired, hungry, and faced a French army three to six times more numerous. However, they possessed several advantages, and English success resulted from the combination of heavily armoured men-at-arms with troops armed with the infamous longbow - the havoc this weapon wreaked was crucial. Using original fifteenth century evidence, including the surviving French battle plan and the accounts of men present in both armies, this title discusses the lead-up to the battle, the tactical dispositions of the two forces and the reasons for the ultimate English success. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1991-05-23 |