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The medieval chronicler Jean Froissart described the moment when King Edward's army unleashed its devastating new tactic on the batttlefield of Crecy: 'Then the English archers stept forth one pace and let fly their arrows so wholly and so thick, that it seemed snow.' Six hours of bloodshed later, the French king was a wounded fugitive fleeing for his life through the foggy night. This book is a clear and jargon-free explanation of the tactics, the weapons and the men who used them. This is the second in a new series from Spellmount, Campaigns in Context. Simply as a story, it is thrilling; as an exercise in interpeting military history, it is fascinating.

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Rupert Matthews is a professional historian with over 150 books, articles and other publications to his name, including The Battle of Thermopylae: A Campaign in Context for Spellmount. To study the Crecy campaign, Rupert spent much time on the battlefields that had such an impact on events. He handled replica weapons in order to consider their use in the tactical formations of the time. Rupert lives in Surrey.

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