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H.J. Hewitt's classic study looks beyond the succession of campaigns, marches, raids, sieges and pitched battles that punctuated the long reign of Edward III. He focuses instead on the organization of war - how Edward's armies were raised and trained, how they were transported and supplied, how they fought, and how their fighting affected the lives of the civilians of the time. The author's lucid and readable analysis gives a fascinating insight into the wars of Edward III against the Scots and the French, and his pioneering work is a key text for the study of medieval military history.… (plus d'informations)
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This is a classic book. Which is not to say that it's a particularly fun book.
This is one of the most, if not the most, detailed study ever made of the organization of a medieval army. Making excellent use of the few records at his disposal, author H. J. Hewitt studies the structure of the armies that fought the first battles of the Hundred Years' War, their logistics, and their transportation -- both land transportation and the ships that took them to France. This examination is meticulously detailed and, despite the relative lack of documentation, probably substantially correct.
That makes it a useful tool to the military historian. And someone trying to design a strategy game based on the Hundred Years' War would probably find it invaluable.
Odds are, though, that you are neither of those things. And if you are not, there may not be much here for you. Most readers who pick up this book will probably want to know how the Bordeaux campaign of 1345 (say) was fought, not a list of the ships used to carry the soldiers there. But it is the latter that the book supplies.
Overall, it's a pretty dry read. Useful, yes, if you desire the dirty details of medieval warfare. If you just want the overall picture, you'll want a different book. ( )
H.J. Hewitt's classic study looks beyond the succession of campaigns, marches, raids, sieges and pitched battles that punctuated the long reign of Edward III. He focuses instead on the organization of war - how Edward's armies were raised and trained, how they were transported and supplied, how they fought, and how their fighting affected the lives of the civilians of the time. The author's lucid and readable analysis gives a fascinating insight into the wars of Edward III against the Scots and the French, and his pioneering work is a key text for the study of medieval military history.
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This is one of the most, if not the most, detailed study ever made of the organization of a medieval army. Making excellent use of the few records at his disposal, author H. J. Hewitt studies the structure of the armies that fought the first battles of the Hundred Years' War, their logistics, and their transportation -- both land transportation and the ships that took them to France. This examination is meticulously detailed and, despite the relative lack of documentation, probably substantially correct.
That makes it a useful tool to the military historian. And someone trying to design a strategy game based on the Hundred Years' War would probably find it invaluable.
Odds are, though, that you are neither of those things. And if you are not, there may not be much here for you. Most readers who pick up this book will probably want to know how the Bordeaux campaign of 1345 (say) was fought, not a list of the ships used to carry the soldiers there. But it is the latter that the book supplies.
Overall, it's a pretty dry read. Useful, yes, if you desire the dirty details of medieval warfare. If you just want the overall picture, you'll want a different book. (