Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
Description |
xiii, 445 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm |
Note |
Originally published: London, 2005. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-423) and index. |
Contents |
The Road To Agincourt -- Aquitaine (English Gascony) -- The route of the Agincourt march -- The French royal succession and Edward III's claim to the throne of France -- The English royal line from Edward III -- The French royal line: the House of Valois -- Just rights and inheritances -- A king's apprenticeship -- A most Christian king -- The diplomatic effort -- Scots and plots -- "He who desires peace, let him prepare for war" -- Of money and men -- The army gathers -- The Agincourt Campaign -- "Fair stood the wind for France" -- Harfleur -- "Our town of Harfleur" -- The march to Calais -- Crossing the Somme -- The eve of battle -- "Felas, lets go!" -- The Aftermath Of Battle -- The roll of the dead -- The return of the king -- The rewards of victory. |
Subject |
Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422.
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Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415.
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Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1066-1485.
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France -- History, Military -- 1328-1589.
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ISBN |
0316015032 hardcover |
Standard No. |
9780316015035 |
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