ISBN: 9781843833987

"This is the book on the Calais garrison we have been waiting for". COLIN RICHMOND For over 200 years, following its capture by Edward III in 1347, the town of Calais was in Engl… Plus…

"This is the book on the Calais garrison we have been waiting for". COLIN RICHMOND For over 200 years, following its capture by Edward III in 1347, the town of Calais was in English hands; after 1453 it remained the last English possession on the continent, a commercial, cultural, diplomatic and military frontier, until its recapture by the French in 1558. This book - the first full-length study so to do - examines the Calais garrison, the largest standing military force available to the English crown. Based on extensive archival research, it covers recruitment and service in the garrison, the problems of pay and logistics, the weaponry and tactics used, and the chivalric and professional ethos among the soldiers. It also investigates the effectiveness of English arms against their European counterparts, through a detailed study of the failed Burgundian siege of 1436 and the successful French siege of 1558. Overall, it reaffirms the importance of Calais to successive medieval and early modern English kings, and challenges the perceived notion that England lagged behind its northwest European rivals in terms of military technology and effectiveness. The Calais garrison is placed in the wider context of the development of European warfare in general during this period. Dr DAVID GRUMMITT is Lecturer in British History, University of Kent. Books, [PU: Boydell & Brewer also Boydell Press]<

ISBN: 9781843833987

For over 200 years following its capture by Edward III in 1347 the town of Calais was in English hands; after 1453 it remained the last English possession on the continent, a commercial, … Plus…

For over 200 years following its capture by Edward III in 1347 the town of Calais was in English hands; after 1453 it remained the last English possession on the continent, a commercial, cultural, diplomatic and military frontier until its recapture by the French in 1558. This is the first book-length study of the Calais garrison, the largest standing military force available to the English crown. It is based on extensive archival research and looks at recruitment and service in the garrison, the problems of pay and logistics, the weaponry and tactics used, and the chivalric and professional ethos among the soldiers. The effectiveness of English arms against their European counterparts is examined by detailed studies of the failed Burgundian siege of 1436 and the successful French siege of 1558. This book reaffirms the importance of Calais to successive medieval and early modern English kings, and challenges the perceived notion that England lagged behind its northwest European rivals in terms of military technology and effectiveness. The Calais garrison is placed in the wider context of the development of European warfare in general during this period. | The Calais Garrison by David Grummitt Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > World History > Medieval History P10103, David Grummitt<

2008, ISBN: 9781843833987

Hard cover, New., Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 234 p. Contains: Unspecified, Line drawings, black & white, Maps. Warfare in History, 27., Woodbridge, [PU: Boydell P… Plus…

Hard cover, New., Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 234 p. Contains: Unspecified, Line drawings, black & white, Maps. Warfare in History, 27., Woodbridge, [PU: Boydell Press]<

2008, ISBN: 9781843833987

Boydell Pr, 2008. Hardcover. New. 217 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches., Boydell Pr, 2008, 6

ISBN: 9781843833987

hardback, [PU: Boydell & Brewer also Boydell Press]