An illustrated overview of the Hundred Years War, the longest-running
and the most significant conflict in western Europe in the later Middle
Ages.
There can be no doubt that military conflict between France and England
dominated European history in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Hundred
Years War is of considerable interest both because of its duration and
the number of theatres in which it was fought.
Drawing on the latest research for this new edition, Hundred Years War
expert Professor Anne Curry examines how the war can reveal much about
the changing nature of warfare: the rise of infantry and the demise of
the knight; the impact of increased use of gunpowder and the effect of
the war on generations of people.
Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and 50
new images, this illustrated introduction provides an important
reference resource for the academic or student reader as well as those
with a general interest in late medieval warfare.