In this succinct history of a conflict that raged for over a century, Gordon Corrigan reveals the horrors of battle and the machinations of power that have shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relationships.
Gordon Corrigan was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in 1962 and retired from the Brigade of Gurkhas in 1998. A member of the British Commission for Military History, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, he speaks fluent Nepali and is a keen horseman. His most recent books include Mud, Blood and Poppycock; Blood, Sweat and Arrogance and The Second World War.
Full of the fascinating might-have-beens of history
*BBC History Magazine*
Corrigan writes with knowledge and humor, especially in his
footnotes, as he analyzes the battles of Crécy, Poitiers, and
Agincourt while correcting myths often derived from
Shakespeare.
*Publishers Weekly*
Bloodshed makes for entertaining history, and military historian
Corrigan takes full advantage... Matches fascinating battle
descriptions with accounts of how wars were financed and fought, as
well as the Byzantine politics and mostly unpleasant personalities
that conducted them.
*Kirkus Reviews*
The perfect book for those who know something of Poitiers, Crécy
and Agincourt, but cannot recall their relevance, or who cannot
quite put into context the role played by Joan of Arc. It is an
unashamedly straightforward retelling of the history of one of the
most famous wars in English history.
*Good Book Guide*
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