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Título: The Great Chevauchée
Condición: Nuevo
Subtítulos: John of Gaunt’s Raid on France 1373
ISBN-10: 1849082472
EAN: 9781849082471
ISBN: 9781849082471
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Formato: Tapa blanda
Fecha de publicación: 20/05/2011
Description: In 1373, John of Gaunt set off from Calais on a great raid to strike at the heart of France. Driven by the high ideals of chivalry,the raiders left with epic pageantry. However, the reality soon overwhelmed the raiders. Beset on all sides by French ambushes and plagued by disease and starvation, the raiders battled their way through Champagne, east of Paris, into Burgundy, across the Massif Central and finally down into the Dordogne. Unable to attack any major fortifications, John of Gaunt's men plundered the countryside, raiding towns and villages, weakening the French infrastructure. While the military value of the raid is debatable, the English knights who finally made it home were hailed as heroes. This book charts the course of the raid from beginning to end, studying all the battles and skirmishes the raiders fought along the way in this bloody example of chivalric warfare.
Idioma: inglés
País/Región de fabricación: GB
Altura del artículo: 248mm
Longitud del artículo: 184mm
Peso: 174g
Autor: David Nicolle
Ilustración: Mariusz Kozik, Peter Dennis, Donato Spedaliere
Contribuyente: Mariusz Kozik (Illustrated by), Peter Dennis (Illustrated by), Donato Spedaliere (Illustrated by)
Género: Law & Politics
Serie: Raid
Tema: History, Military History
Año de publicación: 2011

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