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Titolo |
The battle of Crécy : a casebook / / editors, Michael Livingston, Kelly DeVries |
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Liverpool : , : Liverpool University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 524 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Liverpool historical casebooks series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Crécy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346 |
Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 - Campaigns - France |
France History, Military 1328-1589 Sources |
Great Britain History, Military 1066-1485 Sources |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Essays on the Battle. The Location of the Battle of Crécy / Michael Livingston The Bohemian Participation in Crécy / Jan Biederman and Václav Žůrek The Genoese Crossbowmen at Crécy / Kelly DeVries and Niccolò Capponi The Tactics at Crécy / Kelly DeVreis Froissart's Herce and Crécy / Kelly DeVries and Michael Livingston The Italian Perspective on Crécy / Niccolò Capponi Counting the Dead at Crécy / Michael LivingstonThe After-Life of Crécy / Michael Livngston |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This casebook is the most extensive collection of documents ever assembled for the study of one of the famous battles in history. Here we see the Battle of Crécy across the cultural landscape of Europe - through chronicles and letters, through poems and prophecies, through sermons and laments - enabling us to understand the events of 26 August 1346 like never before. Together with other experts, the editors have gathered, edited, and translated over 80 fourteenth-century sources concerning this fascinating and important conflict - sources from Bohemia to France, from Italy to Wales - many here printed or translated for the first time. Original essays provide historical context and literary background to help interpret the battle in light of this new material. Among the discoveries: despite its fame, the location of the |
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battle has been misidentified for centuries, and the actions of the men on both sides of the bloodied field have been completely misunderstood. This unparalleled accumulation of material means that the Battle of Crécy will never be seen the same again. |
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