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050 4 _aDC101.5.A2
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100 1 _aBennett, Matthew,
_d1954-
_1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhmMcVGh36Wr7VY9kmKh3
245 1 0 _aAgincourt 1415 :
_btriumph against the odds /
_cMatthew Bennett.
260 _aOxford, U.K. :
_bOsprey Pub.,
_c1991.
300 _a96 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c25 cm.
490 1 _aOsprey military campaign series ;
_v9
500 _aAdditional name on cover: Jefrrey Burn.
500 _a"Osprey history"--Page 4 of cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page 91).
505 0 _aOrigins of the battle -- The opposing commanders. Henry V, King of England -- The French commanders -- The opposing armies. The cavalry -- The infantry -- The man-at-arms : armour -- The man-at-arms : weapons -- The archer -- The crossbowman -- The gunner -- Organization : The English -- Organization : The French -- The Agincourt Campaign. The siege of Harfleur -- The march to Calais -- No passage of the Somme -- Henry raises morale -- Across the Somme -- Where were the French? -- The march to Agincourt -- The battle of Agincourt. The French battle plan -- The English battle formation -- Negotiations and the decision on battle -- The English deployment -- The French deployment -- Phase 1 : The English advance and the French cavalry charges -- Phase 2 : The main French attack and m�ele�e -- Phase 3 : The killing of the prisoners -- The French plan revisited -- The outcome of the battle -- The battlefield today -- Chronology.
520 0 _aAgincourt is one of the most evocative names in English military history. Henry V's forces were tired, hungry, and faced a French army three to six times more numerous. However, they possessed several advantages, and English success resulted from the combination of heavily armoured men-at-arms and troops armed with the infamous longbow - the havoc this weapon wreaked was crucial. Using original fifteenth century evidence, including the surviving French battle plan and the accounts of men present in both armies, this title discusses the lead-up to the battle, the tactical dispositions of the two forces and the reasons for the ultimate English success. ... [Back cover].
648 7 _a1066-1589
_2fast
650 0 _aAgincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415.
650 0 _aHundred Years' War, 1339-1453
_xCampaigns
_zFrance.
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xHistory, Military
_y1066-1485.
653 _aWars
_aHistory, 1328-1498
655 7 _aMilitary history.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01411630
700 1 _aBurn, Jeffrey J.
830 0 _aOsprey military campaign series ;
_v9.
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