Victory at Poitiers The Black Prince and the Medieval Art of War |
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| Author:
| Teutsch, Christian |
| Series title: | Campaign Chronicles Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84415-932-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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On 13 September 1356 near Poitiers in western France, the small English army of Edward, the Black Prince crushed the forces of the French King Jean II in one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years' War. Over the centuries the story of this against-the-odds English victory has, along with Crécy and Agincourt, become part of the legend of m
On 13 September 1356 near Poitiers in western France, the small English army of Edward, the Black Prince crushed the forces of the French King Jean II in one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years' War. Over the centuries the story of this against-the-odds English victory has, along with Crécy and Agincourt, become part of the legend of m