Crecy, the Black Prince’s most famous victory, was the first of two major victories during the first part of the Hundred Years War. This was followed ten years later by his second great success at the Battle of Poitiers. The subsequent Treaty of Bretigny established the rights of the King of England to hold his domains in France without paying homage to the King of France. In this hugely-acclaimed military history Colonel Burne re-establishes the reputation of Edward III as a grand master of strategy, whose personal hand lay behind the success of Crecy. He convincingly demonstrates that much of the credit for Crecy and Poitiers should be given to Edward and less to his son, the Black Prince, than is traditionally the case. With his vigorous and exciting style, Colonel Burne has chronicled for the general reader as well as for the military enthusiast, one of the most exceptional wars in which England has ever been engaged. This book firmly restores the Crecy campaign to its rightful place near the pinnacle of British military history. ‘A most important book - a work of original research, written by a master of his subject …A model of how history should be written, packed with accurate information and common sense. ’ Sir Arthur Bryant in The Sunday Times. AUTHOR: Alfred Higgins Burne was born in 1886. He was educated at Windsor School and the RMA Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1906 and won the D.S.O. In the First World War. He was involved in Cadet Training during the Second World War. He wrote nine important books on military history. Alfred Burne died in 1959. SELLING POINTS: . Exceptionally well-received study of this fascinating campaign. . The opposing armies’ strategy and tactics explained by a former army officer. . Original source material examined. . One of England’s most successful military campaigns. REVIEWS: ‘A most important book
a work of original research, written by a master of his subject
A model of how history should be written, packed with accurate information and common sense.’ - Sir Arthur Bryant in The Sunday Times Explanatory maps included