French Armies of the Hundred Years War

By David Nicolle

The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were a time of great upheaval for medieval France. In 1328 the Capetian line came to an end. This was the trigger for the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) as successive English kings attempted to uphold their claim to the French throne. Catastrophic defeats at Cr cy and Poitiers shook the French kingdom to its core. A period of respite followed under Bertrand du Guesclin, but an even more devastating assault was to follow, under the warrior-king par excellence Henry V, and the French disintegration continued until 1429. This book details how the French began a recovery, partly triggered by the young visionary Joan of Arc, that would end with them as the major European military power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855327104
• ISBN13: 9781855327108
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 9.7"