Agincourt : Henry V and the battle that made England /

"Two armies face off across a sodden plateau in northeastern France, each waiting for the other to make the first move. On one side are the English, suffering from dysentery and starvation, their numbers devastated. Arrayed against them is a rested and well-fed French army, a sea of burnished a...

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Autor principal: Barker, Juliet R. V.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Little, Brown, 2006.
Edición:1st U.S. ed.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Road To Agincourt
  • Aquitaine (English Gascony)
  • The route of the Agincourt march
  • The French royal succession and Edward III's claim to the throne of France
  • The English royal line from Edward III
  • The French royal line: the House of Valois
  • Just rights and inheritances
  • A king's apprenticeship
  • A most Christian king
  • The diplomatic effort
  • Scots and plots
  • "He who desires peace, let him prepare for war"
  • Of money and men
  • The army gathers
  • The Agincourt Campaign
  • The route of the Agincourt march
  • "Fair stood the wind for France"
  • Harfleur
  • "Our town of Harfleur"
  • The march to Calais
  • Crossing the Somme
  • The eve of battle
  • "Felas, lets go!"
  • The Aftermath Of Battle
  • The roll of the dead
  • The return of the king
  • The rewards of victory.