1 option
Siege warfare during the Hundred Years War : 'once more unto the breach ... ' / Peter Hoskins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoskins, Peter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453--Campaigns.
- Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453.
- Siege warfare--History.
- Siege warfare.
- History.
- Military campaigns.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 234 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2018.
- Contents:
- 1 The Hundred Years War p. 1
- Causes of the Hundred Years War p. 1
- The Outbreak of War and the English Ascendancy, 1337-1360 p. 3
- The French Recovery, 1369-1389 p. 8
- An Uneasy Truce, 1389-1415 p. 8
- A Return to War, 1415-1444 p. 10
- The Truce of Tours, 1444-1449, and the Defeat of the English p. 14
- 2 Siege Warfare p. 16
- The Characteristics of a Siege p. 16
- The Strategic Context p. 19
- The Conventions of Siege Warfare p. 22
- Costs p. 25
- 3 Fortifications - Attack and Defence p. 27
- Fortifications p. 27
- Siege Techniques p. 29
- Countermeasures p. 34
- The Politics and Economics of Defence p. 36
- The Organization of Defence p. 38
- 4 The English Ascendancy, 1337-1360 p. 39
- Cambrai, 1339 p. 39
- Tournai, 1340 p. 40
- Aquitaine, 1345-1346 p. 46
- La Réole, 1345-1346 p. 48
- Aiguillon, 1346 p. 49
- Calais, 1346-1347 p. 53
- Breteuil, 1356 p. 63
- Romorantin, 1356 p. 64
- Reims, 1359-1360 p. 66
- 5 The French Recovery, 1369-1389 p. 70
- Réalville, 1369 p. 72
- Duravel, 1369 p. 72
- La Roche-sur-Yon, 1370 p. 73
- Limoges, 1370 p. 74
- Montpon-Ménestérol, 1370-1371 p. 77
- Soubise, 1372 p. 78
- Chizé, 1373 p. 79
- Brest and Derval, 1373 p. 80
- La Réole, 1374 p. 82
- St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, 1374-1375 p. 84
- Bergerac, 1377 p. 86
- St-Macaire, 1377 p. 88
- Cherbourg, 1378 p. 88
- Nantes, 1380-1381 p. 90
- Ypres, 1383 p. 92
- The Truce of Leulinghem, 1389 p. 97
- 6 From Harfleur to the Death of Henry V, 1415-1422 p. 99
- Harfleur, 1415 p. 99
- Caen, 1417 p. 107
- Falaise, 1417-1418 p. 110
- Louviers, 1418 p. 111
- Pont-de-l'Arche, 1418 p. 112
- Rouen, 1418-1419 p. 114
- Between Rouen and Montereau p. 120
- Montereau, 1420 p. 122
- Melun, 1420 p. 123
- Between Melun and Meaux p. 126
- Meaux, 1421-1422 p. 129
- Cosne, 1422 p. 132
- 7 From the Death of Henry V to the Siege of Orléans, 1422-1429 p. 134
- Meulan, 1423 p. 134
- Le Crotoy, 1423-1424 p. 136
- Cravant, 1423 p. 137
- Compiègne, Gaillon and Ivry-la-Bataille, 1424 p. 138
- Guise, 1424-1425 p. 140
- Mont-St-Michel, 1424-1425 p. 141
- Pontorson, 1427 p. 142
- Montargis, 1427 p. 143
- La Gravelle, 1427 p. 144
- Orléans, 1428-1429 p. 144
- 8 From Orléans to the Truce of Tours, 1429-1444 p. 160
- Jargeau, 1429 p. 160
- Beaugency-sur-Loire, 1429 p. 160
- Charles VII's Coronation Campaign p. 162
- La Charité-sur-Loire, 1429 p. 164
- Compiègne, 1430 p. 164
- Louviers, 1431 p. 166
- St-Céneri-le-Gérei, 1432 p. 167
- Lagny-sur-Marne, 1432 p. 169
- St-Valery-sur-Somme, 1435 p. 170
- St-Céneri-le-Gérei, 1433 p. 171
- Sillé-le-Guillaume, 1433 p. 172
- Creil, 1434 p. 172
- St-Denis, 1435 p. 173
- Paris, 1436 p. 175
- Calais, 1436 p. 176
- Le Crotoy, 1437 p. 178
- Meaux, 1439 p. 179
- Avranches, 1439 p. 181
- Harfleur, 1440 p. 182
- Creil, 1441 p. 184
- Pontoise, 1441 p. 184
- Tartas, 1441-1442 p. 186
- Dieppe, 1442-1443 p. 187
- The Truce of Tours p. 188
- 9 The Expulsion of the English from France, 1449-1453 p. 190
- Verneuil-sur-Avre, 1449 p. 190
- Vernon, 1449 p. 192
- Harcourt, 1449 p. 192
- Rouen, 1449 p. 193
- Harfleur, 1449 p. 196
- Honfleur, 1450 p. 197
- The Beginning of the End p. 198
- Bayeux, 1450 p. 198
- Caen, 1450 p. 199
- Falaise, 1450 p. 201
- Cherbourg, 1450 p. 201
- The Recovery of Aquitaine: the First Campaign, 1450-1451 p. 203
- Mauléon, 1449 p. 204
- Montguyon, 1451 p. 205
- Blaye, 1451 p. 205
- Bordeaux, 1451 p. 206
- Bayonne, 1451 p. 207
- The Recovery of Aquitaine: the Second Campaign, 1452-1453 p. 208
- Cadillac, 1453 p. 209
- Bordeaux, 1453 p. 209
- Appendix I Summaiy of Outcomes of Sieges p. 213
- Appendix II Duration of Sieges p. 214.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-225) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Electronic version: Hoskins, Peter. Siege warfare during the Hundred Years War.
- ISBN:
- 1473834325
- 9781473834323
- OCLC:
- 1041638448
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.