Introduction
Henry of Lancaster and the English Expedition to Aquitaine,
1345-46
English and Welsh Soldiers: Troop Types in Lancaster's Army
Raising an Army: Recruitment and Composition
Paying an Army: Financial Administration
The Twin Victories: The First Campaign, 1345
Siege and Conquest by Sword: The Second Campaign, 1346
Lancaster's War Retinue in 1345: Formation and Structure
Lancaster's War Retinue in 1345: Cohesion and Stability
An Era of Military Professionalism: Careers and Patterns of
Service
Conclusion
Appendix A: Transcription and Translation of Lancaster's
Indenture
Appendix B: Prosopographical Catalogue of Men in Lancaster's
Retinue
NICHOLAS A. GRIBIT gained his PhD from the University of Leeds.
[In]-depth survey. [...] Gribit has established an approach that
other military scholars could use to illuminate the experience of
recruitment for not only the soldiers themselves but also local
communities, and the impact of the mobilization of resources
required for the military preparations.
*H-NET REVIEWS*
Through the careful assembly, assessment, and analysis of a wealth
of new material from archival and printed records, the book offers
much food for thought on the organization of war and military
recruitment at this time.
*WAR IN HISTORY*
In this carefully produced and detailed study...Nicholas Gribit
analyses with impressive forensic skill what turned out to be the
first notably victorious English land campaigns in the developing
Anglo-French war.
*NORTHERN HISTORY*
This is a book that rewards the reader with insight concerning the
importance of sound leadership and also the value of
professionalism in leading to military success in campaigns, with
lessons that are easily applicable to other campaigns in the
Hundred Years' War and other areas of study within military history
for the wise researcher.
*DE RE MILITARI*
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